Where does “ogynnsam” come from?
ogynnsam (Swedish) comes from Swedish gynnsam, from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
ogynnsam (Swedish): misfortunate
Definitions
- misfortunate
Ancestry of “ogynnsam”, step by step
ogynnsam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gynnsam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gynnsam | gainful, fortunate |
| 2 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 3 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |