Where does “besjæling” come from?
besjæling (Danish) comes from Danish besjæle, from Danish sjæl, from Old Danish sial, from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
besjæling (Danish): the endowing of life and/or sapience to inanimate...
Definitions
- the endowing of life and/or sapience to inanimate...
Ancestry of “besjæling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | besjæle | to animate; to inspire |
| 2 | Danish | sjæl | soul |
| 3 | Old Danish | sial | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 5 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |