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
- a small business owner
Ancestry of “småföretagare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | småföretag | a small business |
| 2 | Swedish | företag | a venture, an enterprise, a company |
| 3 | Swedish | företa | to undertake, to do |
| 4 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 7 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 10 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |