Where does “svagelighed” come from?

svagelighed (Danish) comes from Danish svagelig, from Danish svag, from Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

svagelighed (Danish): frailness, feebleness, weakness

Definitions

  1. frailness, feebleness, weakness

Ancestry of “svagelighed”, step by step

svagelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish svagelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvageligfrail, feeble, weak, peaky, sickish
2Danishsvagweak; lacking in force or ability
3Middle Low Germanswakweak
4Old Saxonswak—
5Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Saxon swak →