Where does “verksam” come from?

verksam (Swedish) comes from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

verksam (Swedish): active, busy, working in some area; effective,...

Definitions

  1. active, busy, working in some area; effective,...

Ancestry of “verksam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-sam-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns
2Old Norse-samr-some
3Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
4LatinSamarītānus—
5Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
6Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
7Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “verksam”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Swedish -sam →