Where does “cykling” come from?
cykling (Danish) comes from Danish cykle, from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
cykling (Danish): cycling, biking
Definitions
- cycling, biking
Ancestry of “cykling”, step by step
cykling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish cykle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | cykle | cycle, ride a bicycle |
| 2 | Danish | -e | Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and... |
| 3 | Old Danish | -æ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |