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Where does “sektionsnämnd” come from?

sektionsnämnd (Swedish) comes from Swedish nämnd, from Swedish nämna, from Swedish -värd, from Swedish värd, from Old Swedish værþer, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

sektionsnämnd (Swedish): a section committee

Definitions

  1. a section committee

Ancestry of “sektionsnämnd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnämndmentioned; a committee , a board, a jury
2Swedishnämnato mention, to name
3Swedish-värd-worthy
4Swedishvärdworth; worthy; having a value; a host; a...
5Old Swedishværþer—
6Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
7Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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