Where does “tilfældig” come from?
tilfældig (Danish) comes from Danish tilfælde, from Old Norse tilfelli, from Middle Low German tōval, from Latin accidēns, from Latin accidō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
tilfældig (Danish): random
Definitions
- random
Ancestry of “tilfældig”, step by step
tilfældig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tilfælde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tilfælde | case, occurrence; accident, coincidence |
| 2 | Old Norse | tilfelli | case, occurrence, circumstance |
| 3 | Middle Low German | tōval | occasion, instance |
| 4 | Latin | accidēns | falling down, upon, at or near, descending |
| 5 | Latin | accidō | to fall down, upon, at or near; descend |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Danish ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ig | — |