Where does “elskværdighed” come from?

elskværdighed (Danish) comes from Danish elskværdig, 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.

elskværdighed (Danish): pleasantry, polite remark; the quality of being...

Definitions

  1. pleasantry, polite remark; the quality of being...

Ancestry of “elskværdighed”, step by step

elskværdighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish elskværdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelskværdigamiable; kind; obliging
2Danishelsketo love; to make love
3Old Norseelskato love
4Proto-Germanicaliskōnąto tend to, to care for
5Proto-Germanicaliskazdear, precious
6Germanical-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Germanic al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aliskaz →