Where does “oförståndig” come from?
oförståndig (Swedish) comes from Danish forstandig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
oförståndig (Swedish): unwise, foolish
Definitions
- unwise, foolish
Ancestry of “oförståndig”, step by step
oförståndig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forstandig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forstandig | wise, sensible |
| 2 | Swedish | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Swedish | -og | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |