Where does “tillvägagångssätt” come from?
tillvägagångssätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå till väga, from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.
tillvägagångssätt (Swedish): an approach, a way, a procedure (way of going about something)
Definitions
- an approach, a way, a procedure (way of going about something)
Ancestry of “tillvägagångssätt”, step by step
tillvägagångssätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gå till väga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gå till väga | to go about (something in a particular manner), to proceed |
| 2 | Swedish | gå | go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | gā | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 5 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | to bark |
via Swedish sätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sätt | manners; behaviour; way, manner; how something is... |