Where does “Scandinavianism” come from?
Scandinavianism (English) comes from English Scandinavian, from English scandinavia, from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Scandinavianism (English): A Scandinavian habit, language feature, etc
Definitions
- A Scandinavian habit, language feature, etc
Ancestry of “Scandinavianism”, step by step
Scandinavianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scandinavian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scandinavian | Someone from Scandinavia; Of Scandinavia; Of the... |
| 2 | English | scandinavia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Scandināvia | a large and fertile island in Northern Europe, perhaps Zealand or Scania |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |