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

Definitions

  1. honesty

Ancestry of “ærlighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishærlighonest; frank; sincere, straight, square
2Middle Low Germanerlich—
3Old High Germanērlīh—
4Proto-Germanic*aiʀulīk—

Words derived from “ærlighed”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk →Every word from Old High German ērlīh →Every word from Middle Low German erlich →