Where does “skandinavisk” come from?
skandinavisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -isk, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
skandinavisk (Swedish): Scandinavian
Ancestry of “skandinavisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | -isk | -ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective... |
| 2 | Old Norse | -iskr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |