Where does “ovarsamhet” come from?
ovarsamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ovarsam, from Swedish varsam, from Swedish vår, from Old Swedish var, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
ovarsamhet (Swedish): carelessness
Definitions
- carelessness
Ancestry of “ovarsamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ovarsam | incautious, careless |
| 2 | Swedish | varsam | careful, cautious |
| 3 | Swedish | vår | our; belonging to us; spring; the season between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 6 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |