Where does “utænkelig” come from?

utænkelig (Danish) comes from Danish tænkelig, from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

utænkelig (Danish): unthinkable

Definitions

  1. unthinkable

Ancestry of “utænkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtænkeligbelievable, possible
2Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “utænkelig”

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