Where does “dåraktig” come from?

dåraktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish dåre, from Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dȫre, from Old Saxon *dōro, from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō — fool.

dåraktig (Swedish): foolish

Definitions

  1. foolish

Ancestry of “dåraktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdårea fool, a madman, a lunatic
2Old Swedishdāre
3Old Norsedári
4Middle Low Germandȫre
5Old Saxon*dōro
6Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

Words derived from “dåraktig

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀōEvery word from Old Saxon *dōroEvery word from Middle Low German dȫre