Where does “förtvivla” come from?
förtvivla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fortvifla, from Middle Low German vortwivelen.
förtvivla (Swedish): to despair, to lose hope
Definitions
- to despair, to lose hope
Ancestry of “förtvivla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | fortvifla | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vortwivelen | — |