Where does “ytbärgare” come from?

ytbärgare (Swedish) comes from Swedish yta, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.

ytbärgare (Swedish): a rescue swimmer (winched down from a helicopter)

Definitions

  1. a rescue swimmer (winched down from a helicopter)

Ancestry of “ytbärgare”, step by step

ytbärgare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish yta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishytasurface; upside of a flat object; surface; the...
2Swedishutout; get out!; from a certain point within a...
3Swedishtålato endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to...
4Samoantālāthe currency of Samoa; tala; dollar
5EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
6Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
7EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
8DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
9Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
10GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
11GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
12GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
13Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
14LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
15Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
16Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
17HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob

via Swedish bärgare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbärgare
2Swedishbärgato protect, to manage
3Old Swedishbiærghato save
4Old Norsebjargato save
5Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב
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