Where does “petnoga” come from?
petnoga (Swedish) comes from Swedish petig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
petnoga (Swedish): (overly) careful to get things (exactly) right; pedantic
Definitions
- (overly) careful to get things (exactly) right; pedantic
Ancestry of “petnoga”, step by step
petnoga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish petig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | petig | fussy about details; finicky, nitpicky |
| 2 | Swedish | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Swedish | -og | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Swedish noga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | noga | careful; about someone who takes great care to... |