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