Where does “ærlegur” come from?

ærlegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -legur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ærlegur (Icelandic): honest, honourable, decent, upright; proper

Definitions

  1. honest, honourable, decent, upright; proper

Ancestry of “ærlegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-legur-ly
2Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →