Where does “förföljelsemani” come from?
förföljelsemani (Swedish) comes from Swedish förföljelse, from Swedish förfölja, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
förföljelsemani (Swedish): strong (pathological) worry of being persecuted; persecution complex, persecution mania, paranoia
Definitions
- strong (pathological) worry of being persecuted; persecution complex, persecution mania, paranoia
Ancestry of “förföljelsemani”, step by step
förföljelsemani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förföljelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förföljelse | persecution, haunting, stalking |
| 2 | Swedish | förfölja | to pursue, to chase |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish mani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mani | mania |
| 2 | German | Manie | mania |
| 3 | French | manié | past participle of manier; kneaded |
| 4 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |