Where does “snarrådig” come from?
snarrådig (Danish) comes from Danish råd, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
snarrådig (Danish): resourceful, quick-witted skilled at finding solutions quickly
Definitions
- resourceful, quick-witted skilled at finding solutions quickly
Ancestry of “snarrådig”, step by step
snarrådig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish råd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | råd | council; piece of advice; rot |
| 2 | English | rad | Clipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of... |
| 3 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 4 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Danish snar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | snar | fast, quick |
| 2 | Old Norse | snarr | hard-twisted (of a rope) |
| 3 | Old Norse | snara | a snare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |