Where does “yndighed” come from?
yndighed (Danish) comes from Danish yndig, from Danish ynde, from Danish unde, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.
yndighed (Danish): prettiness
Definitions
- prettiness
Ancestry of “yndighed”, step by step
yndighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish yndig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | yndig | lovely, charming, beautiful in a graceful way |
| 2 | Danish | ynde | grace; body, grace; enjoy, like |
| 3 | Danish | unde | to wish, grant, not grudge; to like, to love |
| 4 | Old Norse | unna | to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |