Where does “självmordsstatistik” come from?
självmordsstatistik (Swedish) comes from Swedish självmord, from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
självmordsstatistik (Swedish): statistics related to suicide
Definitions
- statistics related to suicide
Ancestry of “självmordsstatistik”, step by step
självmordsstatistik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish självmord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | självmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 6 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 7 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Swedish statistik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | statistik | statistics; statistics; a systematic collection... |
| 2 | German | Statistik | statistics; statistics, stats |
| 3 | Italian | statistica | feminine singular of statistico; statistics |
| 4 | Italian | -istica | feminine singular of -istico; -istics |
| 5 | Italian | -istico | -istic, -istical |
| 6 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 7 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |