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

tvångsåtgärd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åtgärd

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

via Swedish tvång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvångcoercion, compulsion
2Swedishtvingato force
3Old Swedishþvingato weigh down
4Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
5Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną