Where does “omöjlig” come from?

omöjlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish möjlig, from Old Swedish møgheliker, from Old Norse mǫguligr, from Middle Low German mȫgelîk.

omöjlig (Swedish): impossible

Definitions

  1. impossible

Ancestry of “omöjlig”, step by step

omöjlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish möjlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmöjligpossible
2Old Swedishmøgheliker—
3Old Norsemǫguligrpossible
4Middle Low Germanmȫgelîk—

via Swedish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishoO; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being...

Words derived from “omöjlig”

Every word from Middle Low German mȫgelîk →Every word from Old Norse mǫguligr →Every word from Old Swedish møgheliker →