Where does “tålelig” come from?

tålelig (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

tålelig (Danish): bearable, endurable

Definitions

  1. bearable, endurable

Ancestry of “tålelig”, step by step

tålelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtåleto put up with, bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Danishtalæ—
3Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tålelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →