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Where does “fåordig” come from?

fåordig (Swedish) comes from Swedish få, from Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ, from Proto-Germanic faihijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

fåordig (Swedish): taciturn, untalkative, silent

Definitions

  1. taciturn, untalkative, silent

Ancestry of “fåordig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfåfew; to get, to receive; to be allowed to, may;...
2Old Swedishfā—
3Old Norsefáto get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong...
4Proto-NorseᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟI drew, I painted
5Proto-Germanicfaihijanąto color, paint
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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