Where does “insjukna” come from?
insjukna (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjukna, from Swedish nå, from Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
insjukna (Swedish): to sicken, to contract an illness; to get a...
Definitions
- to sicken, to contract an illness; to get a...
Ancestry of “insjukna”, step by step
insjukna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sjukna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjukna | to sicken; to get sick |
| 2 | Swedish | nå | to reach, attain; well? "encouragement to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | na | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |