Where does “optimistisk” come from?

optimistisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -isk, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

optimistisk (Swedish): optimistic

Definitions

  1. optimistic

Ancestry of “optimistisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-isk-ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective...
2Old Norse-iskr—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Swedish -isk →