Where does “pursvensk” come from?
pursvensk (Swedish) comes from Swedish svensk, from Old Norse svenskr, from Proto-Germanic swihaniskaz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".
pursvensk (Swedish): purely, genuinely Swedish (ethnically, culturally, or otherwise)
Definitions
- purely, genuinely Swedish (ethnically, culturally, or otherwise)
Ancestry of “pursvensk”, step by step
pursvensk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svensk | Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |