Where does “feberaktig” come from?

feberaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish feber, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

feberaktig (Swedish): feverish

Definitions

  1. feverish

Ancestry of “feberaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfeberfever; a raised body temperature; a disease or...
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰrisEvery word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris
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