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Where does “nøjsomhed” come from?

nøjsomhed (Danish) comes from Danish nøjsom, from Danish -som, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

nøjsomhed (Danish): frugality

Definitions

  1. frugality

Ancestry of “nøjsomhed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnøjsomfrugal
2Danish-som-some
3Old Norse-samr-some
4Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
5LatinSamarītānus—
6Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
7Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
8Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
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