Where does “småföretag” come from?
småföretag (Swedish) comes from Swedish företag, from Swedish företa, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
småföretag (Swedish): a small business
Definitions
- a small business
Ancestry of “småföretag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | företag | a venture, an enterprise, a company |
| 2 | Swedish | företa | to undertake, to do |
| 3 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 6 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |