Where does “socfall” come from?
socfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish soc, from Swedish socialbidrag, from Swedish bidrag, from Swedish bidra, from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
Ancestry of “socfall”, step by step
socfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish soc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | soc | the social services |
| 2 | Swedish | socialbidrag | social assistance, welfare |
| 3 | Swedish | bidrag | a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,... |
| 4 | Swedish | bidra | to contribute |
| 5 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 6 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 7 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via Swedish fäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fäll | skin, hide, pelt |
| 2 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |