Where does “nostalgisk” come from?

nostalgisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nostalgi, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nostalgisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): nostalgic

Definitions

  1. nostalgic

Ancestry of “nostalgisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknostalginostalgia
2New Latinnostalgia—
3Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
4Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τος →Every word from Ancient Greek νόστος →