Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “medynkvækkende” come from?

medynkvækkende (Danish) comes from Danish medynk, from Danish med, from Danish medlyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- — to cover; to incline.

medynkvækkende (Danish): pitiful, eliciting pity

Definitions

  1. pitiful, eliciting pity

Ancestry of “medynkvækkende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedynk—
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Danishmedlydconsonant
4Danishlydsound; noise; imperative of lyde
5Old Danishliud—
6Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
7Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →