Where does “ligeglad” come from?

ligeglad (Danish) comes from Danish glad, from Old Danish glath, from Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

ligeglad (Danish): indifferent

Definitions

  1. indifferent

Ancestry of “ligeglad”, step by step

ligeglad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish glad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgladhappy, glad
2Old Danishglath—
3Old Norseglaðrglad
4Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Danish lige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligelike, match; straight, not bent; equal
2Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligeglad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gladaz →