Where does “legitimering” come from?

legitimering (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål legitimere, from Medieval Latin legitimare, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

legitimering (Danish): identification

Definitions

  1. identification

Ancestry of “legitimering”, step by step

legitimering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål legitimere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållegitimereto legitimise (UK), or legitimize, to legitimate
2Medieval Latinlegitimare
3Latinlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-