Where does “lynnig” come from?

lynnig (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.

lynnig (Swedish): moody, capricious (given to sudden and unpredictable mood changes (especially angry outbursts))

Definitions

  1. moody, capricious (given to sudden and unpredictable mood changes (especially angry outbursts))

Ancestry of “lynnig”, 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

Words derived from “lynnig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →