Where does “sparsommelig” come from?

sparsommelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sparsom, from Danish -som, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

sparsommelig (Norwegian Bokmål): thrifty, frugal

Definitions

  1. thrifty, frugal

Ancestry of “sparsommelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsparsom
2Danish-som-some
3Old Norse-samr-some
4Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
5LatinSamarītānus
6Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
7Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
8Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִםEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης