Where does “vedligeholde” come from?

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

vedligeholde (Danish): maintain; keep up

Definitions

  1. maintain; keep up

Ancestry of “vedligeholde”, step by step

vedligeholde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligelike, match; straight, not bent; equal
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

via Danish ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvedat, by; in case of, in the event of; upon, on,...
2Old Danishwith—
3Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

via Danish holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
2Old Norsehaldato hold
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “vedligeholde”

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