Where does “eftergivelig” come from?

eftergivelig (Danish) comes from Danish eftergive, from Danish efter, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

eftergivelig (Danish): ductile about materials

Definitions

  1. ductile about materials

Ancestry of “eftergivelig”, step by step

eftergivelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish eftergive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisheftergiveto waive, remit
2Danishefterafter; subsequent; later in time than; later,...
3Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
4Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →