Where does “obeskrivlighet” come from?

obeskrivlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish obeskrivlig, from Swedish beskriva, from Old Swedish beskriva, from Middle Low German beschrîven, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī- — on, onto.

obeskrivlighet (Swedish): indescribability

Definitions

  1. indescribability

Ancestry of “obeskrivlighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishobeskrivligindescribable
2Swedishbeskrivato describe
3Old Swedishbeskriva
4Middle Low Germanbeschrîvento write down, to note, to mark
5Middle Low Germanbe-Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes...
6Old Saxonbi-A productive prefix usually used to form verbs...
7Old Saxonby, near, around
8Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
9Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
10Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
11Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts