Where does “ouppnåelighet” come from?
ouppnåelighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ouppnåelig, from Swedish uppnå, from Swedish nå, from Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos — to reach, to attain.
ouppnåelighet (Swedish): unattainability
Definitions
- unattainability
Ancestry of “ouppnåelighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ouppnåelig | unattainable |
| 2 | Swedish | uppnå | to reach |
| 3 | Swedish | nå | to reach, attain; well? "encouragement to... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | na | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |