Where does “gyselig” come from?

gyselig (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gyselig (Danish): ghastly, dreadful, appalling, hideous, horrible

Definitions

  1. ghastly, dreadful, appalling, hideous, horrible

Ancestry of “gyselig”, step by step

gyselig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish gyse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgyseto shiver, shudder due to fear, cold etc
2Old Norsegjósato gush, burst out
3Proto-Germanicgeusanąto erupt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →