Where does “förnuft” come from?

förnuft (Swedish) comes from German vernunft, from Middle High German vernunft, from Old High German vernumft.

förnuft (Swedish): sense, reason

Definitions

  1. sense, reason

Ancestry of “förnuft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvernunftreason, good sense
2Middle High Germanvernunft—
3Old High Germanvernumft—

Words derived from “förnuft”

Every word from Old High German vernumft →Every word from Middle High German vernunft →Every word from German vernunft →