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Where does “vansinnig” come from?

vansinnig (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vansinnogher, from Middle Low German wansinnich.

vansinnig (Swedish): mad, insane

Definitions

  1. mad, insane

Ancestry of “vansinnig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvansinnogher—
2Middle Low Germanwansinnich—

Words derived from “vansinnig”

  • vansinnighet
Every word from Middle Low German wansinnich →