Where does “bry seg faen om” come from?
bry seg faen om (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål faen, from Norwegian Bokmål fanden, from Old Norse fendinn, from Old Frisian fandiand, from Proto-Germanic fandōną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
bry seg faen om (Norwegian Bokmål): to not give a damn, not care a damn
Definitions
- to not give a damn, not care a damn
Ancestry of “bry seg faen om”, step by step
bry seg faen om traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål faen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | faen | the Devil, Satan; devil, bastard; damn, shit,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fanden | the Devil |
| 3 | Old Norse | fendinn | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | fandiand | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fandōną | to seek, search for, examine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
via Norwegian Bokmål bry seg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bry seg | to care |