Where does “understödjare” come from?
understödjare (Swedish) comes from Swedish understödja, 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- — to stand.
Ancestry of “understödjare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | understödja | to provide support (to some effort or the like, or economically) |
| 2 | Swedish | stödja | to support |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stødhia | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | styþia | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | styðja | to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stuþjaną | To support |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stuþs | support, prop, post |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |