Where does “fnissig” come from?

fnissig (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

fnissig (Swedish): giggly, snickery

Definitions

  1. giggly, snickery

Ancestry of “fnissig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
2Swedish-og—
3Old Swedish-ogher—
4Old Norse-igr-y
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →