Where does “tvåfrontskrig” come from?

tvåfrontskrig (Swedish) comes from Swedish krig, from Swedish skadeersättning, from Swedish ersättning, from Swedish ersätta, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

tvåfrontskrig (Swedish): two-front war

Definitions

  1. two-front war

Ancestry of “tvåfrontskrig”, step by step

tvåfrontskrig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrigwar
2Swedishskadeersättningcompensation for damages
3Swedishersättninga replacement; a compensation, a payment
4Swedishersättareplace
5Germanersetzento replace, to substitute
6Middle High Germanersetzen
7Old High Germanirsezzen
8Proto-Germanic*uʀsattjan
9Proto-Germanic*sattjan
10Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
11Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Swedish två

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvåtwo; to wash; to cleanse oneself of accusations
2Old Swedishþvato wash
3Old Norseþváto wash
4Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

via Swedish front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishfrontThe front end or side of something; front - the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti
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