Where does “ansvarlig” come from?

ansvarlig (Danish) comes from Danish ansvar, from Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic andaswarō, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ansvarlig (Danish): responsible

Definitions

  1. responsible

Ancestry of “ansvarlig”, step by step

ansvarlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ansvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishansvarresponsibility; liability; blame
2Old Norseandsvaranswer, reply, decision
3Proto-Germanicandaswarōanswer, reply
4Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ansvarlig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →