Where does “plagsom” come from?
plagsom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plage, from Low German plage, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plagsom (Norwegian Bokmål): annoying, irksome, pesky, tiresome, troublesome
Definitions
- annoying, irksome, pesky, tiresome, troublesome
Ancestry of “plagsom”, step by step
plagsom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål plage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plage | a plague; an affliction, illness, pain; a bother,... |
| 2 | Low German | plage | — |
| 3 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 4 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Danish søm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | søm | seam; nail |
| 2 | Old Norse | saumr | seam, nails |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýja | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siwjaną | to sew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sīw- | to sew |
via Norwegian Bokmål søm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søm | a seam |