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härkomst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • extraction noun The act or process of removing or drawing something out.
  • genealogy noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  • origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
  • provenance noun The place of origin or history of ownership of something, especially a work of art or artifact.

Senses

härkomst is used for these senses in English:

  • extraction A person's origin or ancestry.
  • genealogy (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  • origin (in the plural) Ancestry.
  • provenance (of a person) Background; history; place of origin.

extraction — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of removing or drawing something out.
  2. noun A person's ancestry or family origin.
  3. noun The removal of a tooth.

genealogy — full definition

  1. noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  2. noun A chart or record that maps out this ancestry, such as a family tree.
  3. noun The study of family histories and lines of descent as a discipline.

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