Where does “begelukzaligen” come from?
begelukzaligen (Dutch) comes from Dutch gelukzalig, from German glückselig, from German selig, from Middle High German sælic, from Old High German sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
begelukzaligen (Dutch): to bless, to bestow blessings; to make happy, to...
Definitions
- to bless, to bestow blessings; to make happy, to...
Ancestry of “begelukzaligen”, step by step
begelukzaligen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gelukzalig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gelukzalig | overjoyed, blissful |
| 2 | German | glückselig | blissful; beatific |
| 3 | German | selig | very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such... |
| 4 | Middle High German | sælic | happy, joyful; blessed, blissful |
| 5 | Old High German | sālig | happy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |