Ombudsman entered English from Swedish, where its literal background concerns a representative. The older Norse components involve a commission and a person. A public role carried its established name into another language.
ombudsman
An official who investigates complaints.
Ombudsman came from Swedish.
How ombudsman reached English
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Swedish
ombudsman
‘A representative’
into English
English
ombudsman
‘The complaints official’