Where does “yrkeskriminell” come from?

yrkeskriminell (Swedish) comes from Swedish kriminell, from French criminel, from Old French criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

yrkeskriminell (Swedish): career criminal

Definitions

  1. career criminal

Ancestry of “yrkeskriminell”, step by step

yrkeskriminell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kriminell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkriminellcriminal
2Frenchcriminelcriminal
3Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
4Latincrīmināliscriminal
5Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
6Proto-Italickreimen
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Swedish yrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishyrkeprofession
2Old Norseyrkiwork, occupation
3Proto-Germanicwurkijąwork, profession, occupation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen