Where does “dónalegur” come from?
dónalegur (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.
dónalegur (Icelandic): rude, discourteous, ill-mannered, ill-bred,...
Definitions
- rude, discourteous, ill-mannered, ill-bred,...
Ancestry of “dónalegur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | -legur | -ly |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ligr | suffix used to create adjectives, having the... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “dónalegur”