Where does “billedliggøre” come from?

billedliggøre (Danish) comes from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

billedliggøre (Danish): to illustrate; to visualize to make something clear, distinct

Definitions

  1. to illustrate; to visualize to make something clear, distinct

Ancestry of “billedliggøre”, step by step

billedliggøre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gøre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgøreto do, perform, execute; to make
2Old Danishgøræ
3Old Norsegerato do, make
4Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
5Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Danish billedlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilledligfigurative, metaphorical
2Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz