Where does “tyrannisk” come from?

tyrannisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -isk, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

tyrannisk (Swedish): tyrannical (cruel and oppressive in exercise in power)

Definitions

  1. tyrannical (cruel and oppressive in exercise in power)

Ancestry of “tyrannisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-isk-ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective...
2Old Norse-iskr—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Swedish -isk →