Where does “styrkelse” come from?

styrkelse (Danish) comes from Danish styrke, from Old Danish styrkæ, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

styrkelse (Danish): reinforcement, strengthening (to strengthen or be strengthened)

Definitions

  1. reinforcement, strengthening (to strengthen or be strengthened)

Ancestry of “styrkelse”, step by step

styrkelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstyrkestrength; strengthen, invigorate
2Old Danishstyrkæ—
3Old Norsestyrkja—
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →
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