Where does “ordentlighet” come from?
ordentlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ordentlig, from German ordentlich, from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ordentlighet (Swedish): neatness, orderliness, properness
Definitions
- neatness, orderliness, properness
Ancestry of “ordentlighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ordentlig | orderly, thorough, real, just |
| 2 | German | ordentlich | tidy, orderly |
| 3 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |