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
- urban area
Ancestry of “tätbebyggelse”, step by step
tätbebyggelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bebyggelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bebyggelse | buildings; a built-up area |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bebygge | — |
| 3 | Danish | be- | Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | be- | Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 7 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 8 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish tät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tät | dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;... |
| 2 | French | tête | head; header; a bright spark, a quick study |
| 3 | Middle French | teste | head |
| 4 | Old French | teste | head |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |