Where does “gådefuldhed” come from?

gådefuldhed (Danish) comes from Danish gådefuld, from Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

gådefuldhed (Danish): mysteriousness, enigma, mystique

Definitions

  1. mysteriousness, enigma, mystique

Ancestry of “gådefuldhed”, step by step

gådefuldhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gådefuld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgådefuldmysterious, enigmatic, inscrutable
2Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
3Old Norsefullrfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

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 pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →