Where does “livsindstilling” come from?
livsindstilling (Danish) comes from Danish indstilling, from Danish indstille, from Danish stille, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan — he, she.
livsindstilling (Danish): mindset, attitude to life, outlook on life
Definitions
- mindset, attitude to life, outlook on life
Ancestry of “livsindstilling”, step by step
livsindstilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish indstilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | indstilling | attitude, views, turn of mind general approach to or opinion about a particular matter |
| 2 | Danish | indstille | set, tune, adjust |
| 3 | Danish | stille | still; quiet; calm |
| 4 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | liv | life; waist, middle; bodice |
| 2 | Old Danish | lif | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |