Where does “betænkelig” come from?

betænkelig (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

betænkelig (Danish): timid, anxious, doubtful, uneasy someone who is worried about something and therefore hesitates to act or make a decision

Definitions

  1. timid, anxious, doubtful, uneasy someone who is worried about something and therefore hesitates to act or make a decision

Ancestry of “betænkelig”, step by step

betænkelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish betænke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbetænketo think of, consider
2Middle Low Germanbedenken—

Words derived from “betænkelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →