Where does “oföretagsamhet” come from?
oföretagsamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish oföretagsam, from Swedish företagsam, from Swedish företag, from Swedish företa, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því.
oföretagsamhet (Swedish): unindustriousness
Definitions
- unindustriousness
Ancestry of “oföretagsamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | oföretagsam | unindustrious, unentrepreneurial |
| 2 | Swedish | företagsam | enterprising |
| 3 | Swedish | företag | a venture, an enterprise, a company |
| 4 | Swedish | företa | to undertake, to do |
| 5 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 8 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 11 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |