Where does “velkendt” come from?
velkendt (Danish) comes from Danish vel, from Old Danish væl, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
velkendt (Danish): well-known
Ancestry of “velkendt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | vel | I suppose; is it the case |
| 2 | Old Danish | væl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vél | artifice, craft |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīlą | craft, deceit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |