Where does “finurlig” come from?
finurlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish naturlig, from Swedish natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
finurlig (Swedish): inclined to come up with fairly nifty solutions to (practical) problems; clever, resourceful, shrewd
Definitions
- inclined to come up with fairly nifty solutions to (practical) problems; clever, resourceful, shrewd
Ancestry of “finurlig”, step by step
finurlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish naturlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | naturlig | natural |
| 2 | Swedish | natur | nature |
| 3 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |