Where does “salig” come from?
salig (Danish) comes from Middle Low German sä̂lich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Germanic *sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
salig (Danish): blessed; blissful; exhilarated
Definitions
- blessed; blissful; exhilarated
Ancestry of “salig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sä̂lich | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sālig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sālīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |