Where does “osannolikhet” come from?
osannolikhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish osannolik, from Swedish sannolik, from Swedish -lik, from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką — to bind, tie.
osannolikhet (Swedish): improbability
Definitions
- improbability
Ancestry of “osannolikhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | osannolik | improbable, unlikely |
| 2 | Swedish | sannolik | probable; of high probability |
| 3 | Swedish | -lik | -like, -ish |
| 4 | Swedish | lik | like, similar to; like; corpse |
| 5 | Old Swedish | līk | shape, semblance, appearance |
| 6 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 7 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |