Where does “samfunnskritisk” come from?

samfunnskritisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål samfunn, from Old Norse samfundr — gathering.

samfunnskritisk (Norwegian Bokmål): sociocritical

Definitions

  1. sociocritical

Ancestry of “samfunnskritisk”, step by step

samfunnskritisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål samfunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsamfunnsociety; community
2Old Norsesamfundrgathering

via Norwegian Bokmål kritisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkritiskcritical (most, if not all, senses)
Every word from Old Norse samfundr →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål samfunn →