Where does “svakhet” come from?

svakhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svak, from Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

svakhet (Norwegian Bokmål): weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness

Ancestry of “svakhet”, step by step

svakhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål svak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvakweak; faint
2Middle Low Germanswakweak
3Old Saxonswak—
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Saxon swak →