Where does “välvårdad” come from?

välvårdad (Swedish) comes from Romansch vardad, from Latin vēritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

välvårdad (Swedish): neat and tidy, well-groomed

Definitions

  1. neat and tidy, well-groomed

Ancestry of “välvårdad”, step by step

välvårdad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romansch vardad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschvardadtruth
2Latinvēritāstruth, truthfulness, verity
3Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Swedish väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Latin -tāsEvery word from Latin vēritās
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