Where does “dølgsmål” come from?
dølgsmål (Danish) comes from Danish dølge, from Old Danish dyliæ, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic duljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
dølgsmål (Danish): only used with in secret, hidden
Definitions
- only used with in secret, hidden
Ancestry of “dølgsmål”, step by step
dølgsmål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish dølge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | dølge | to conceal, keep as a secret |
| 2 | Old Danish | dyliæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dylja | to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duljaną | to mislead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish mål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mål | language; imperative of måle; goal |
| 2 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |