Where does “förnuftsvidrig” come from?

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

förnuftsvidrig (Swedish): in violation of common sense

Definitions

  1. in violation of common sense

Ancestry of “förnuftsvidrig”, step by step

förnuftsvidrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förnuft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförnuftsense, reason
2Germanvernunftreason, good sense
3Middle High Germanvernunft—
4Old High Germanvernumft—

via Swedish vidrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvidrigdisgusting, repulsive, vile (very disgusting, concretely or more abstractly)
2Germanwidrigadverse
Every word from Old High German vernumft →Every word from Middle High German vernunft →Every word from German vernunft →