Where does “samvirke” come from?

samvirke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

samvirke (Norwegian Nynorsk): cooperation, collaboration, joint action

Definitions

  1. cooperation, collaboration, joint action

Ancestry of “samvirke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-samused to form adjectives
2Old Norse-samr-some
3Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
4LatinSamarītānus
5Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
6Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
7Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִםEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης