Where does “herliggøre” come from?
herliggøre (Danish) comes from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
herliggøre (Danish): to glorify
Definitions
- to glorify
Ancestry of “herliggøre”, step by step
herliggøre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gøre | to do, perform, execute; to make |
| 2 | Old Danish | gøræ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Danish herlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | herlig | delightful, splendid, glorious, lovely |
| 2 | Middle Low German | herlik | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hēr | noble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hair | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hairaz | grey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |