Where does “telefonförsäljare” come from?
telefonförsäljare (Swedish) comes from Swedish försäljare, from Swedish försälja, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
telefonförsäljare (Swedish): a telemarketer
Definitions
- a telemarketer
Ancestry of “telefonförsäljare”, step by step
telefonförsäljare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försäljare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försäljare | salesperson, clerk |
| 2 | Swedish | försälja | to sell |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |