Where does “nysgjerrigper” come from?
nysgjerrigper (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
nysgjerrigper (Norwegian Nynorsk): a busybody
Definitions
- a busybody
Ancestry of “nysgjerrigper”, step by step
nysgjerrigper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | per | For each, for every, per |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Norwegian Nynorsk nysgjerrig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nysgjerrig | curious; inquisitive; nosy |
| 2 | German Low German | nisgirig | — |