Where does “verksamhetsområde” come from?
verksamhetsområde (Swedish) comes from Swedish område, from Swedish öm, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
verksamhetsområde (Swedish): an area of activity, a specialization
Definitions
- an area of activity, a specialization
Ancestry of “verksamhetsområde”, step by step
verksamhetsområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish område
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | område | a sphere; an area |
| 2 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish verksamhet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verksamhet | goal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group) |
| 2 | Swedish | verksam | active, busy, working in some area; effective,... |
| 3 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 5 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 6 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |