Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “tvångsåtgärd” come from?

tvångsåtgärd (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtgärd, from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tvångsåtgärd (Swedish): compulsory measure, resort to coercion

Definitions

  1. compulsory measure, resort to coercion

Ancestry of “tvångsåtgärd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtgärdan action, a measure
2Swedishåtfor; to, towards, in a certain direction
3Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →