Where does “samfunnskritisk” come from?

samfunnskritisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk samfunn, from Old Norse samfundr — gathering.

samfunnskritisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): sociocritical

Definitions

  1. sociocritical

Ancestry of “samfunnskritisk”, step by step

samfunnskritisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk samfunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksamfunnsociety; community
2Old Norsesamfundrgathering

via Norwegian Nynorsk kritisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkritiskcritical (most senses, if not all)
Every word from Old Norse samfundr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk samfunn →