Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “behagelig” come from?

behagelig (Danish) comes from Middle Low German behagelik, from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

Ancestry of “behagelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbehagelik—
2Middle Low Germanbehagen—
3Old Saxonbihagonto please
4Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
6Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “behagelig”

  • ubehagelig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →