Where does “understödja” come from?
understödja (Swedish) comes from Swedish stödja, from Old Swedish stødhia, from Old Swedish styþia, from Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic stuþjaną, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
understödja (Swedish): to provide support (to some effort or the like, or economically)
Definitions
- to provide support (to some effort or the like, or economically)
Ancestry of “understödja”, step by step
understödja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stödja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stödja | to support |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stødhia | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | styþia | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | styðja | to rest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stuþjaną | To support |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stuþs | support, prop, post |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |