Where does “svakheit” come from?

svakheit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk svak, from Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

svakheit (Norwegian Nynorsk): weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness

Ancestry of “svakheit”, step by step

svakheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk svak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksvakweak; faint
2Middle Low Germanswakweak
3Old Saxonswak—
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk heit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheit
2Proto-Germanichaitazhot
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Saxon swak →