Where does “inåtvändhet” come from?
inåtvändhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish inåtvänd, from Swedish inåt, from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
inåtvändhet (Swedish): introspectiveness, introversion
Definitions
- introspectiveness, introversion
Ancestry of “inåtvändhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | inåtvänd | focused on the self (at the exclusion of others) |
| 2 | Swedish | inåt | inward, internally; toward |
| 3 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 4 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |