Where does “olidlighet” come from?
olidlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish olidlig, from Swedish lida, from Old Swedish liþa, from Old Norse líða, from Middle Low German līden, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
olidlighet (Swedish): unbearableness
Definitions
- unbearableness
Ancestry of “olidlighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | olidlig | unbearable |
| 2 | Swedish | lida | to suffer; to undergo hardship; to suffer; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | liþa | to go, pass |
| 4 | Old Norse | líða | suffer; to elapse; to pass, go by |
| 5 | Middle Low German | līden | to suffer; to go, suffer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |