Where does “ærlighed” come from?
ærlighed (Danish) comes from Danish ærlig, from Middle Low German erlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk.
ærlighed (Danish): honesty
Ancestry of “ærlighed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | ærlig | honest; frank; sincere, straight, square |
| 2 | Middle Low German | erlich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ērlīh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *aiʀulīk | — |