Where does “stridsåtgärd” come from?
stridsåtgärd (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtgärd, from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
stridsåtgärd (Swedish): (US) job action, (UK) industrial action
Definitions
- (US) job action, (UK) industrial action
Ancestry of “stridsåtgärd”, step by step
stridsåtgärd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish åtgärd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åtgärd | an action, a measure |
| 2 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 3 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |