Where does “samiskhed” come from?
samiskhed (Danish) comes from Danish samisk, from Danish -isk, from Danish -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
samiskhed (Danish): Saminess
Definitions
- Saminess
Ancestry of “samiskhed”, step by step
samiskhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish samisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | samisk | Sami (relating to the Sami people and their language) |
| 2 | Danish | -isk | Alternative form of -sk |
| 3 | Danish | -sk | Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |