Where does “obetänksamhet” come from?
obetänksamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish obetänksam, from Swedish betänka, from Swedish tänka, from Old Swedish þænkia, from Old Norse þenkja, from Low German denken, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian — to think.
obetänksamhet (Swedish): rashness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness
Definitions
- rashness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness
Ancestry of “obetänksamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | obetänksam | rash, inconsiderate |
| 2 | Swedish | betänka | consider |
| 3 | Swedish | tänka | think; to ponder, to communicate to oneself in... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | þænkia | to perceive |
| 5 | Old Norse | þenkja | — |
| 6 | Low German | denken | to think |
| 7 | Middle Low German | denken | to think, to perceive |
| 8 | Old Saxon | thenkian | to think; to perceive |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |