Where does “stadsbibliotek” come from?

stadsbibliotek (Swedish) comes from Swedish bibliotek, from French bibliothèque, from Middle French bibliotheque, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη, from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι — to do, put, place.

stadsbibliotek (Swedish): a city library

Definitions

  1. a city library

Ancestry of “stadsbibliotek”, step by step

stadsbibliotek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bibliotek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiblioteka library
2Frenchbibliothèquelibrary; bookcase
3Middle Frenchbibliotheque
4Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
5Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
6Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
7Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
8Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish städ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstädanvil
2Old Swedishstæþ
3Old Norsesteðianvil
4Old Norse-ith
5Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη