Where does “onöjaktighet” come from?
onöjaktighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish onöjaktig, from Swedish nöjaktig, from Swedish nöje, from Swedish nog, from Old Norse nóg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
onöjaktighet (Swedish): unsatisfactoriness, inadequacy
Definitions
- unsatisfactoriness, inadequacy
Ancestry of “onöjaktighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | onöjaktig | unsatisfactory, inadequate |
| 2 | Swedish | nöjaktig | satisfactory, adequate |
| 3 | Swedish | nöje | pleasure; delight, joy; amusement |
| 4 | Swedish | nog | enough, sufficient; probably |
| 5 | Old Norse | nóg | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |