Where does “angivelig” come from?

angivelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

angivelig (Norwegian Bokmål): supposedly

Definitions

  1. supposedly

Ancestry of “angivelig”, step by step

angivelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Norwegian Bokmål angivelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålangivelse—
2DanishElse—
3DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →