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Where does “stiftelse” come from?

stiftelse (Swedish) comes from Swedish -else, from Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

stiftelse (Swedish): a foundation, a self-owning corporation where...

Definitions

  1. a foundation, a self-owning corporation where...

Ancestry of “stiftelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-elsecreating nouns from verbs
2Old Saxon-isli—
3Proto-West Germanic-islīUsed to form nouns from verbs denoting something...
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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