Where does “vapenvägrare” come from?

vapenvägrare (Swedish) comes from Swedish våpen, from English vape, from English vaporize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

vapenvägrare (Swedish): conscientious objector

Definitions

  1. conscientious objector

Ancestry of “vapenvägrare”, step by step

vapenvägrare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåpendefinite plural of våp
2EnglishvapeClipping of vaporizer; To inhale the vapor...
3EnglishvaporizeTo turn into vapor
4English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
5Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
6Middle French-iser-ize
7Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish vägrare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägrarerefuser
2Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
3Old Swedish-area suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria
4Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -izeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti