Where does “forudsigelig” come from?

forudsigelig (Danish) comes from Danish forudsige, from Danish sige, from Old Danish sighæ, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

forudsigelig (Danish): predictable

Definitions

  1. predictable

Ancestry of “forudsigelig”, step by step

forudsigelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forudsige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforudsigepredict, forecast; foretell, prophesy
2Danishsigeto say; to tell; to mean
3Old Danishsighæ—
4Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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

Words derived from “forudsigelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →
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