Where does “obändighet” come from?
obändighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish obändig, from German unbändig, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥- — not.
obändighet (Swedish): intractability, indomitability, irrepressibleness
Definitions
- intractability, indomitability, irrepressibleness
Ancestry of “obändighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | obändig | unyielding, rambunctious, wild |
| 2 | German | unbändig | unruly, unrestrained; irrepressible, boisterous;... |
| 3 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 4 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |