Where does “välgörare” come from?
välgörare (Swedish) comes from Swedish görare, from Swedish göra, from Old Swedish gøra, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
välgörare (Swedish): a benefactor
Definitions
- a benefactor
Ancestry of “välgörare”, step by step
välgörare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish görare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | görare | a doer |
| 2 | Swedish | göra | work, task; to do; to make, to produce, to create |
| 3 | Old Swedish | gøra | to do, make |
| 4 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |