Where does “behagelighed” come from?

behagelighed (Danish) comes from Danish behagelig, 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-.

behagelighed (Danish): pleasantness, comfortability

Definitions

  1. pleasantness, comfortability

Ancestry of “behagelighed”, step by step

behagelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish behagelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbehageligpleasant, agreeable
2Middle Low Germanbehagelik—
3Middle Low Germanbehagen—
4Old Saxonbihagonto please
5Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
7Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bihagōną →