Where does “underrättelse” come from?
underrättelse (Swedish) comes from Swedish underrätta, from Swedish råtta, from Swedish rätt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
underrättelse (Swedish): information, intelligence, communication
Definitions
- information, intelligence, communication
Ancestry of “underrättelse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | underrätta | to inform |
| 2 | Swedish | råtta | rat; an omnivorous rodent of the genus "Rattus" |
| 3 | Swedish | rätt | right, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “underrättelse”