Where does “vattenförsörjning” come from?
vattenförsörjning (Swedish) comes from Swedish försörjning, from Swedish försörja, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
vattenförsörjning (Swedish): water supply
Definitions
- water supply
Ancestry of “vattenförsörjning”, step by step
vattenförsörjning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försörjning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försörjning | provision of someone's basic (usually economical) needs on a continuous basis, (usually) livelihood |
| 2 | Swedish | försörja | to support, to provide for (usually economically, and usually oneself, one's family, or the like) |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |