Where does “bahamansk” come from?
bahamansk (Swedish) comes from Swedish bahaman, from Swedish -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
bahamansk (Swedish): Bahaman
Definitions
- Bahaman
Ancestry of “bahamansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bahaman | Bahaman, Bahamian |
| 2 | Swedish | -an | making a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |