Where does “opnåelig” come from?

opnåelig (Danish) comes from Danish opnå, from Danish nå, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

opnåelig (Danish): obtainable

Definitions

  1. obtainable

Ancestry of “opnåelig”, step by step

opnåelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opnå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopnåto achieve, obtain, accomplish goal, success etc
2Danishto reach; to have time; to be in time, arrive
3Old Norseto get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;...
4Proto-Germanicnēhwijanąto approach, to come near
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “opnåelig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-