Where does “fogsam” come from?

fogsam (Swedish) comes from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

fogsam (Swedish): docile, pliable

Definitions

  1. docile, pliable

Ancestry of “fogsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-sam-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns
2Old Norse-samr-some
3Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
4LatinSamarītānus
5Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
6Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
7Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִםEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́τηςEvery word from Swedish -sam
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