Where does “styrketräning” come from?

styrketräning (Swedish) comes from Swedish styrka, from Old Swedish styrkia, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

styrketräning (Swedish): strength training

Definitions

  1. strength training

Ancestry of “styrketräning”, step by step

styrketräning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish styrka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyrkastrength; force; a troop, a military force
2Old Swedishstyrkiato strengthen
3Old Norsestyrkja—
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Swedish träning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträningtraining, exercise
2Swedishtränato exercise, to practice; to perform activities...
3Old Norsetranaa crane bird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →