Where does “obekantskap” come from?

obekantskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish obekant, 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.

obekantskap (Swedish): unfamiliarity

Definitions

  1. unfamiliarity

Ancestry of “obekantskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishobekantunfamiliar, unknown
2Swedisho-added to adjectives to yield their opposites;...
3Old Swedishō-—
4Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Swedish o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →