Where does “egenkär” come from?

egenkär (Swedish) comes from Swedish kår, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

egenkär (Swedish): conceited

Definitions

  1. conceited

Ancestry of “egenkär”, step by step

egenkär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåra corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Swedish egen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishegenpeculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal,...
2Old Norseeiginnown, proper
3Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →