Where does “enerådig” come from?

enerådig (Danish) comes from Danish ene, from Old Norse einir, from Latin juniperus — Alternative form of iūniperus; juniper.

enerådig (Danish): headstrong; preferring to make decisions alone, without heeding other people's opinions

Definitions

  1. headstrong; preferring to make decisions alone, without heeding other people's opinions

Ancestry of “enerådig”, step by step

enerådig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishenealone; lonely; definite of en
2Old Norseeinirjuniper
3LatinjuniperusAlternative form of iūniperus; juniper

via Danish rådig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrådigresourceful, clever
Every word from Latin juniperus →