Where does “tilskyndelse” come from?

tilskyndelse (Danish) comes from Danish tilskynde, from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilskyndelse (Danish): incentive, encouragement, incitement

Definitions

  1. incentive, encouragement, incitement

Ancestry of “tilskyndelse”, step by step

tilskyndelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tilskynde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilskyndeto urge, encourage, incite, exhort, push
2Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
3Old Norsetilto, towards
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →