Where does “fordømmelig” come from?

fordømmelig (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fordømme, from Middle Low German vordomen, from Proto-Germanic fradōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fordømmelig (Danish): reprehensible

Definitions

  1. reprehensible

Ancestry of “fordømmelig”, step by step

fordømmelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fordømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfordømmeto condemn
2Middle Low Germanvordomen
3Proto-Germanicfradōmijanąto condemn, damn
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-