Where does “ordknapphet” come from?

ordknapphet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ordknapp, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordknapphet (Swedish): taciturnity, shyness; frugality in words, not...

Definitions

  1. taciturnity, shyness; frugality in words, not...

Ancestry of “ordknapphet”, step by step

ordknapphet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ordknapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordknapptaciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using...
2Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
3Old Swedishorþword
4Old Norseorðword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →