Where does “mistænksomhed” come from?
mistænksomhed (Danish) comes from Danish mistænksom, 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.
mistænksomhed (Danish): suspiciousness
Definitions
- suspiciousness
Ancestry of “mistænksomhed”, step by step
mistænksomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mistænksom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mistænksom | suspicious harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful |
| 2 | Danish | mistænke | to suspect |
| 3 | Danish | tænke | to think; to believe; to intend |
| 4 | Old Danish | thænckæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | þekkja | to know, recognise |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |