Where does “dejlighed” come from?
dejlighed (Danish) comes from Danish dejlig, from Middle Low German degelik, from Old Dutch dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
dejlighed (Danish): delightfulness
Definitions
- delightfulness
Ancestry of “dejlighed”, step by step
dejlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish dejlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | dejlig | delightful; lovely; beautiful |
| 2 | Middle Low German | degelik | prosperous, vigorous |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dēg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *daig | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |