Where does “bevægelig” come from?

bevægelig (Danish) comes from Danish bevæge, from Middle Low German bewegen, from Middle Low German wegen, from Old Saxon wegan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

bevægelig (Danish): movable, mobile

Definitions

  1. movable, mobile

Ancestry of “bevægelig”, step by step

bevægelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bevæge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbevægeto move (oneself)
2Middle Low Germanbewegen—
3Middle Low Germanwegen—
4Old Saxonweganto carry, bear; to wear; to weigh
5Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
6Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

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 “bevægelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wegan →