Where does “vandræðalegur” come from?

vandræðalegur (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.

vandræðalegur (Icelandic): awkward (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing)

Definitions

awkward (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing)

Ancestry of “vandræðalegur”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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 “vandræðalegur”

vandró

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →