Where does “erligheit” come from?

erligheit (Faroese) comes from Danish ærlighed, from Danish ærlig, from Middle Low German erlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk.

erligheit (Faroese): honesty

Definitions

  1. honesty

Ancestry of “erligheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishærlighedhonesty
2Danishærlighonest; frank; sincere, straight, square
3Middle Low Germanerlich—
4Old High Germanērlīh—
5Proto-Germanic*aiʀulīk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk →Every word from Old High German ērlīh →Every word from Middle Low German erlich →