Where does “trångsynthet” come from?
trångsynthet (Swedish) comes from Swedish trångsynt, from Swedish trång, from Old Swedish þranger, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
trångsynthet (Swedish): narrow-mindedness, intolerance
Definitions
- narrow-mindedness, intolerance
Ancestry of “trångsynthet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trångsynt | narrow-minded, intolerant |
| 2 | Swedish | trång | tight; not having enough width; narrow; having... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | þranger | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | þrǫngr | narrow, close, tight; crowded |
| 5 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 6 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 7 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |