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Where does “skeppsredare” come from?

skeppsredare (Swedish) comes from Swedish redare, from Swedish reda, from Old Swedish rēþa, from Old Norse reiða, from Proto-Germanic wraiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

skeppsredare (Swedish): a shipowner, a freighter

Definitions

  1. a shipowner, a freighter

Ancestry of “skeppsredare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishredarea freighter, a shipowner; a person in the...
2Swedishredaready; order; to have things in order, ready for...
3Old Swedishrēþa—
4Old Norsereiðato carry on horseback; Alternative form of...
5Proto-Germanicwraiþijanąto anger; to curl
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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