Where does “finurlig” come from?
finurlig (Danish) comes from Swedish finurlig, from Swedish naturlig, from Swedish natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
finurlig (Danish): quirky, clever, subtle, whimsical, smart
Definitions
- quirky, clever, subtle, whimsical, smart
Ancestry of “finurlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | finurlig | inclined to come up with fairly nifty solutions to (practical) problems; clever, resourceful, shrewd |
| 2 | Swedish | naturlig | natural |
| 3 | Swedish | natur | nature |
| 4 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |