Where does “smittspridning” come from?

smittspridning (Swedish) comes from Swedish spridning, from Swedish sprida, from Old Swedish spridha, from Middle Low German sprēden, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

smittspridning (Swedish): spread or spreading of a communicable disease

Definitions

  1. spread or spreading of a communicable disease

Ancestry of “smittspridning”, step by step

smittspridning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spridning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspridningspread, distribution
2Swedishspridato distribute, to spread
3Old Swedishspridha—
4Middle Low Germansprēden—
5Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
6Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

via Swedish smitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmittaan infectious disease, an epidemic; to infect
2Middle Low Germansmitte—
3Old Saxonsmītanto smite
4Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną →Every word from Middle Low German sprēden →