Where does “skenrättegång” come from?

skenrättegång (Swedish) comes from Swedish sken, from Swedish skena, from Old Swedish skena.

skenrättegång (Swedish): show trial

Definitions

  1. show trial

Ancestry of “skenrättegång”, step by step

skenrättegång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskenan appearance; guise; a light; bolting
2Swedishskenaa rail
3Old Swedishskena—

via Swedish rättegång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrättegånga trial
Every word from Old Swedish skena →