Where does “elskelig” come from?

elskelig (Danish) comes from Danish elske, from Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic aliskōną, from Proto-Germanic aliskaz, from Germanic al-, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

elskelig (Danish): lovable, friendly, sympathetic, well liked

Definitions

  1. lovable, friendly, sympathetic, well liked

Ancestry of “elskelig”, step by step

elskelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish elske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelsketo love; to make love
2Old Norseelskato love
3Proto-Germanicaliskōnąto tend to, to care for
4Proto-Germanicaliskazdear, precious
5Germanical-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

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

Words derived from “elskelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Germanic al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aliskaz →
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