Where does “føjelighed” come from?

føjelighed (Danish) comes from Danish føjelig, from Danish føje, from Middle Low German vȫgen, from Old Saxon fōgian, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

føjelighed (Danish): docility, compliance, acquiescence

Definitions

  1. docility, compliance, acquiescence

Ancestry of “føjelighed”, step by step

føjelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish føjelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishføjeligdocile, complaisant, compliant
2Danishføjeto join; to add; to indulge
3Middle Low Germanvȫgento join
4Old Saxonfōgianto add; to join
5Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
6Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
7Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

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 peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →