Where does “gentagelig” come from?

gentagelig (Danish) comes from Danish gentage, from Danish tåge, from Old Danish takæ, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

gentagelig (Danish): repeatable

Definitions

  1. repeatable

Ancestry of “gentagelig”, step by step

gentagelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gentage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgentageto repeat
2Danishtågefog; mist; haze
3Old Danishtakæ—
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

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 deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →