Where does “pinkär” come from?
pinkär (Swedish) comes from Swedish pin, from Swedish pina, from Old Swedish pina, from Old Norse pína, from Old Saxon pīna, from Medieval Latin pena, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή — to pay; to avenge.
pinkär (Swedish): head over heels in love
Definitions
- head over heels in love
Ancestry of “pinkär”, step by step
pinkär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pin | embarrassing |
| 2 | Swedish | pina | pain, torment; to torment |
| 3 | Old Swedish | pina | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | pína | fine; to torment |
| 5 | Old Saxon | pīna | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pena | punishment in hell; Alternative form of poena |
| 7 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |