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Where does “behagen” come from?

behagen (German) comes from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

behagen (German): to be to someone's liking

Definitions

  1. to be to someone's liking

Ancestry of “behagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
3Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “behagen”

  • unbehaglich
  • behaglich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →