Where does “modstandsdygtig” come from?
modstandsdygtig (Danish) comes from Danish modstand, from Danish modstå, from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
modstandsdygtig (Danish): resistant, able to resist
Definitions
- resistant, able to resist
Ancestry of “modstandsdygtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | modstand | resistance, the act of resisting; electrical... |
| 2 | Danish | modstå | resist |
| 3 | Danish | stå | to stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt |
| 4 | Old Danish | staa | — |
| 5 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 6 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 7 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |