Where does “lollig” come from?
lollig (Dutch) comes from Dutch lol, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
lollig (Dutch): funny, jolly
Definitions
- funny, jolly
Ancestry of “lollig”, step by step
lollig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lol | fun; LOL |
| 2 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 3 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 4 | Middle English | content | — |
| 5 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |