Where does “overklighet” come from?
overklighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish overklig, from Swedish verklig, from German wirklich, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną — to make.
overklighet (Swedish): unreality
Definitions
- unreality
Ancestry of “overklighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | overklig | unreal, surreal |
| 2 | Swedish | verklig | actual, real; existing in act or reality; real,... |
| 3 | German | wirklich | real; really, actually |
| 4 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 5 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |