Where does “besvärlig” come from?
besvärlig (Swedish) comes from German beschwerlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
besvärlig (Swedish): difficult, troublesome (of a problem or person or the like)
Definitions
- difficult, troublesome (of a problem or person or the like)
Ancestry of “besvärlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beschwerlich | onerous, burdensome |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |