Where does “socialbidrag” come from?
socialbidrag (Swedish) comes from Swedish bidrag, from Swedish bidra, from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
socialbidrag (Swedish): social assistance, welfare
Definitions
- social assistance, welfare
Ancestry of “socialbidrag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | bidrag | a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,... |
| 2 | Swedish | bidra | to contribute |
| 3 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 4 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |