Where does “spetsfundighet” come from?

spetsfundighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish spetsfundig, from German spitzfindig, from German findig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

spetsfundighet (Swedish): quibbling, quibble, hair-splitting

Definitions

  1. quibbling, quibble, hair-splitting

Ancestry of “spetsfundighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetsfundigquibbling
2Germanspitzfindigcaptious, quibbling, pedantic
3Germanfindigresourceful
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą