Where does “motspänstighet” come from?
motspänstighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish motspänstig, from Swedish spänstig, 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.
motspänstighet (Swedish): recalcitrance
Definitions
- recalcitrance
Ancestry of “motspänstighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | motspänstig | resisting due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, refractory |
| 2 | Swedish | spänstig | springy, elastic (and (somewhat) strong, when of a person) |
| 3 | Swedish | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Swedish | -og | — |
| 5 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |