Where does “skarpsinnighet” come from?

skarpsinnighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish skarpsinnig, from Swedish -sinnig, 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.

skarpsinnighet (Swedish): sagacity, acumen

Definitions

  1. sagacity, acumen

Ancestry of “skarpsinnighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskarpsinnigkeen, acute, sharp, clever, sharp-witted
2Swedish-sinnigminded
3Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
4Swedish-og—
5Old Swedish-ogher—
6Old Norse-igr-y
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →