Where does “självförsvar” come from?
självförsvar (Swedish) comes from Swedish försvar, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.
självförsvar (Swedish): self-defense
Definitions
- self-defense
Ancestry of “självförsvar”, step by step
självförsvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försvar | a defence |
| 2 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 3 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 4 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 5 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 7 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |