Where does “indviklethed” come from?
indviklethed (Danish) comes from Danish indviklet, from Danish indvikle, from Norwegian Bokmål vikle, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā — lively, awake; strong.
indviklethed (Danish): complexity, perplexity, intricacy
Definitions
- complexity, perplexity, intricacy
Ancestry of “indviklethed”, step by step
indviklethed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish indviklet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | indviklet | intricate, complicated, detailed |
| 2 | Danish | indvikle | to envelop, wrap (in a cloth, ribbon etc.) |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | vikle | — |
| 4 | German | wickeln | to wrap |
| 5 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 6 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |