Where does “verksamhet” come from?
verksamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish verksam, 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.
verksamhet (Swedish): goal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group)
Definitions
- goal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group)
Ancestry of “verksamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verksam | active, busy, working in some area; effective,... |
| 2 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 3 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |