Where does “uvirksomhed” come from?
uvirksomhed (Danish) comes from Danish uvirksom, from Danish virksom, from Danish -som, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της.
uvirksomhed (Danish): inactivity, idleness, inaction
Definitions
- inactivity, idleness, inaction
Ancestry of “uvirksomhed”, step by step
uvirksomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish uvirksom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | uvirksom | idle, inactive, dormant |
| 2 | Danish | virksom | active, in activity; effective, having an effect;... |
| 3 | Danish | -som | -some |
| 4 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 5 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 6 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |