Where does “keisemd” come from?
keisemd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk keisam, from Norwegian Nynorsk -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
keisemd (Norwegian Nynorsk): boredom
Ancestry of “keisemd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | keisam | boring, boresome, dull |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -sam | used to form adjectives |
| 3 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |