Where does “tätbebyggelse” come from?

tätbebyggelse (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bebyggelse, from Norwegian Bokmål bebygge, from Danish be-, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī — on, onto.

tätbebyggelse (Swedish): urban area

Definitions

  1. urban area

Ancestry of “tätbebyggelse”, step by step

tätbebyggelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bebyggelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbebyggelsebuildings; a built-up area
2Norwegian Bokmålbebygge
3Danishbe-Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense...
4Middle Low Germanbe-Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes...
5Old Saxonbi-A productive prefix usually used to form verbs...
6Old Saxonby, near, around
7Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
8Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
9Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
10Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Swedish tät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
2Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
3Middle Frenchtestehead
4Old Frenchtestehead
5Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
6Latinterstis
7Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
8Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts
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