Where does “djuriskhet” come from?
djuriskhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish djurisk, from Swedish djur, from Old Swedish diūr, from Old Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
djuriskhet (Swedish): animality, beastliness
Definitions
- animality, beastliness
Ancestry of “djuriskhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | djurisk | animal, animalistic (like an animal in acting on impulses, being unhindered by social codes, etc., usually of a human) |
| 2 | Swedish | djur | animal |
| 3 | Old Swedish | diūr | animal |
| 4 | Old Norse | diūʀ | animal |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |