Where does “vänsterjustera” come from?

vänsterjustera (Swedish) comes from Swedish vänster, from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vänsterjustera (Swedish): to left align

Definitions

  1. to left align

Ancestry of “vänsterjustera”, step by step

vänsterjustera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vänster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänsterleft; left-wing; left; the left side
2Old Norsevinstri—
3Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Swedish justera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjusterato adjust, to modify; to verify the protocol of a...
2Medieval Latinjustare—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →