Etymology Explorer › Swedish

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
1Germanvernunft—
2Middle High Germanvernunft—
3Old High Germanvernumft—
Every word from Old High German vernumft →