Where does “tillsvidare” come from?

tillsvidare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tills, from Old Swedish til þäs.

tillsvidare (Swedish): until further notice, from now on

Definitions

  1. until further notice, from now on

Ancestry of “tillsvidare”, step by step

tillsvidare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tills

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtillsuntil
2Old Swedishtil þäs—

via Swedish vidare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvidarecomparative degree of vid; on, further
Every word from Old Swedish til þäs →Every word from Swedish tills →