Where does “specialsamling” come from?

specialsamling (Swedish) comes from Swedish samling, from Swedish samlas — to gather, to meet.

specialsamling (Swedish): a special collection

Definitions

  1. a special collection

Ancestry of “specialsamling”, step by step

specialsamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish samling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsamlingcollection
2Swedishsamlasto gather, to meet

via Swedish special

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspeciala large-scale map folded into the main map or nautical chart
Every word from Swedish samlas →Every word from Swedish samling →