Where does “målmedveten” come from?
målmedveten (Swedish) comes from Swedish mål, 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.
målmedveten (Swedish): consistently striving towards some goal; purposeful, set on a goal, (possibly) single-minded
Definitions
- consistently striving towards some goal; purposeful, set on a goal, (possibly) single-minded
Ancestry of “målmedveten”, step by step
målmedveten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mål | language; dialect; juridical case; target; what... |
| 2 | Swedish | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Swedish | -og | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Swedish medveten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medveten | }} conscious, aware; having knowledge of |