Where does “ubehagelig” come from?

ubehagelig (Danish) comes from Danish behagelig, from Middle Low German behagelik, from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

ubehagelig (Danish): unpleasant

Definitions

  1. unpleasant

Ancestry of “ubehagelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbehageligpleasant, agreeable
2Middle Low Germanbehagelik—
3Middle Low Germanbehagen—
4Old Saxonbihagonto please
5Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
7Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “ubehagelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bihagōną →