Where does “erkendelig” come from?

erkendelig (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

erkendelig (Danish): recognizable, acknowledgeable, admittable

Definitions

  1. recognizable, acknowledgeable, admittable

Ancestry of “erkendelig”, step by step

erkendelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish erkende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherkendeto acknowledge, admit, concede
2Germanerkennento recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...
3Old High Germanirkennen

Words derived from “erkendelig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkąEvery word from Middle Low German līk