Where does “tørklæde” come from?
tørklæde (Danish) comes from Danish tørre, from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
tørklæde (Danish): handkerchief
Definitions
- handkerchief
Ancestry of “tørklæde”, step by step
tørklæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tørre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tørre | to dry, to cause to become dry; to dry, to become... |
| 2 | Danish | -e | Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and... |
| 3 | Old Danish | -æ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish klæde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | klæde | cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for |
| 2 | Old Danish | klæthæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |