Where does “forstandig” come from?

forstandig (Danish) comes from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

forstandig (Danish): wise, sensible

Definitions

  1. wise, sensible

Ancestry of “forstandig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
2Swedish-og
3Old Swedish-ogher
4Old Norse-igr-y
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “forstandig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Swedish -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz
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