Where does “egensinnighet” come from?

egensinnighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish egensinnig, from Swedish -sinnig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

egensinnighet (Swedish): waywardness

Definitions

  1. waywardness

Ancestry of “egensinnighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishegensinnigstubborn, intransigent, self-willed, defiant
2Swedish-sinnigminded
3Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
4Swedish-og
5Old Swedish-ogher
6Old Norse-igr-y
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Swedish -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz
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