Where does “gelukzalig” come from?
gelukzalig (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
gelukzalig (Dutch): overjoyed, blissful
Ancestry of “gelukzalig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | glückselig | blissful; beatific |
| 2 | German | selig | very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sælic | happy, joyful; blessed, blissful |
| 4 | Old High German | sālig | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |