Where does “mistænkelig” come from?

mistænkelig (Danish) comes from Danish mistænke, from Danish tænke, from Old Danish thænckæ, from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

mistænkelig (Danish): suspicious which arouses suspicion. E.g. looks, behaviour etc

Definitions

  1. suspicious which arouses suspicion. E.g. looks, behaviour etc

Ancestry of “mistænkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmistænketo suspect
2Danishtænketo think; to believe; to intend
3Old Danishthænckæ—
4Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “mistænkelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Old Norse þekkja →