Where does “kærlighedserklæring” come from?

kærlighedserklæring (Danish) comes from Danish kærlighed, from Danish kærlig, from Old Norse kærligr, from Old Norse kærr, from Latin cārus, from Proto-Italic kāros, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

kærlighedserklæring (Danish): declaration of love

Definitions

  1. declaration of love

Ancestry of “kærlighedserklæring”, step by step

kærlighedserklæring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kærlighed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkærlighedlove, affection
2Danishkærligloving, affectionate
3Old Norsekærligrloving, affectionate
4Old Norsekærrdear
5Latincārusdear, beloved
6Proto-Italickārosdear
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Danish erklæring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherklæringdeclaration
2Danisherklæreto declare; to proclaim; to state
3Germanerklärento explain; to declare, assert
4Middle High Germanerklæren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Italic kāros →