Where does “retlighet” come from?
retlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish retlig, from Swedish reta, from Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic wraitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
retlighet (Swedish): irritability the state or quality of being easily annoyed
Definitions
- irritability the state or quality of being easily annoyed
Ancestry of “retlighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | retlig | irritable (easily irritated) |
| 2 | Swedish | reta | to tease; to annoy or irritate; to make somebody... |
| 3 | Old Norse | reita | to excite, irritate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraitijaną | to vex; to excite |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |