Where does “småföretagare” come from?

småföretagare (Swedish) comes from Swedish småföretag, 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.

småföretagare (Swedish): a small business owner

Definitions

  1. a small business owner

Ancestry of “småföretagare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmåföretaga small business
2Swedishföretaga venture, an enterprise, a company
3Swedishföretato undertake, to do
4Swedishförein front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
5Old Swedishfȳrir
6Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
7Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
8Proto-Germanic*sa
9Proto-Austronesian*əsa
10Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa