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Where does “tryckare” come from?

tryckare (Swedish) comes from Swedish trycka, from Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

tryckare (Swedish): a printer

Definitions

  1. a printer

Ancestry of “tryckare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtryckato print; to copy something on a surface; apply...
2Old Swedishþrykkiato press, to squeeze; to thrust
3Old Norseþrykkja—
4Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tryckare”

  • boktryckare
  • boktryckarkonst
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