Where does “obekant” come from?

obekant (Swedish) comes from Swedish o-, from Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

obekant (Swedish): unfamiliar, unknown

Definitions

  1. unfamiliar, unknown

Ancestry of “obekant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisho-added to adjectives to yield their opposites;...
2Old Swedishō-—
3Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “obekant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Swedish o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →