Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “behagelik” come from?

behagelik (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

Ancestry of “behagelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbehagen—
2Old Saxonbihagonto please
3Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
5Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “behagelik”

  • behaglig
  • obehaglig
  • behagheligh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →