Where does “livsnjutare” come from?
livsnjutare (Swedish) comes from Swedish liv, from Old Swedish līf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
livsnjutare (Swedish): an enjoyer of life, a bon vivant, a hedonist (person who enjoys the good things in life)
Definitions
- an enjoyer of life, a bon vivant, a hedonist (person who enjoys the good things in life)
Ancestry of “livsnjutare”, step by step
livsnjutare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Swedish njutare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | njutare | An enjoyer, someone who enjoys |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |