Where does “aningslös” come from?
aningslös (Swedish) comes from Swedish aning, from Norwegian Bokmål ane, from Norwegian Bokmål ånde, from Danish ånde, from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi, from Proto-Germanic anadô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
aningslös (Swedish): unsuspecting, unwitting, clueless (not harboring any suspicions), (sometimes, by implication) naive
Definitions
- unsuspecting, unwitting, clueless (not harboring any suspicions), (sometimes, by implication) naive
Ancestry of “aningslös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | aning | suspicion, idea, notion |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ane | guess, sense introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | ånde | breath; to breathe |
| 4 | Danish | ånde | breath; breathe |
| 5 | Old Danish | andæ | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | andi | breath; aspiration; spirit, soul 1871, C.R.... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anadô | breath; spirit; zeal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |