Where does “smittspårning” come from?
smittspårning (Swedish) comes from Swedish spårning, from Swedish spåra, from Old Swedish spara, from Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
smittspårning (Swedish): contact tracing
Definitions
- contact tracing
Ancestry of “smittspårning”, step by step
smittspårning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spårning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spårning | tracking, tracing |
| 2 | Swedish | spåra | to track, to trace; to follow the track or trail... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | spara | to save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare |
| 4 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |