Where does “overksam” come from?
overksam (Swedish) comes from Swedish verksam, from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
overksam (Swedish): inactive; ineffective
Definitions
- inactive; ineffective
Ancestry of “overksam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verksam | active, busy, working in some area; effective,... |
| 2 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 3 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |