Where does “ansvarlig” come from?

ansvarlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ansvar, from Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic andaswarō, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ansvarlig (Norwegian Bokmål): responsible; answerable; liable; accountable

Definitions

  1. responsible; answerable; liable; accountable

Ancestry of “ansvarlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålansvarresponsibility; liability; blame
2Old Norseandsvaranswer, reply, decision
3Proto-Germanicandaswarōanswer, reply
4Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ansvarlig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →