Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “tyngdlös” come from?

tyngdlös (Swedish) comes from Swedish tyngd, from Old Swedish thyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic þungiþō, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

Ancestry of “tyngdlös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtyngdunder mental strain; being seriously bothered by...
2Old Swedishthyngd—
3Old Norseþyngd—
4Proto-Germanicþungiþō—
5Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

Words derived from “tyngdlös”

  • tyngdlöshet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →