Where does “tænkelig” come from?

tænkelig (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.

tænkelig (Danish): believable, possible

Definitions

  1. believable, possible

Ancestry of “tænkelig”, step by step

tænkelig 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 tænke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtænketo think; to believe; to intend
2Old Danishthænckæ—
3Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tænkelig”

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