Where does “förvissning” come from?

förvissning (Swedish) comes from Swedish förvissa, from Old Swedish forvissa, from Middle Low German vorwissen.

förvissning (Swedish): assurance, confidence, certitude

Definitions

  1. assurance, confidence, certitude

Ancestry of “förvissning”, step by step

förvissning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förvissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförvissaassure
2Old Swedishforvissa—
3Middle Low Germanvorwissen—

via Swedish förvissna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförvissna—
Every word from Middle Low German vorwissen →Every word from Old Swedish forvissa →Every word from Swedish förvissa →