Where does “kærestekedelig” come from?

kærestekedelig (Danish) comes from Danish kæreste, from Danish kær, from Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

kærestekedelig (Danish): who, after getting a boyfriend or girlfriend, spends less time with their friends

Definitions

  1. who, after getting a boyfriend or girlfriend, spends less time with their friends

Ancestry of “kærestekedelig”, step by step

kærestekedelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kæreste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkæresteboyfriend or girlfriend; significant other
2Danishkærpond, pool; marsh, fen; dear
3Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Danish kedelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkedeligboring; unfortunate, lamentable
2Danish-ligForms adjectives from verbs, having the sense of...
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