Where does “daddelfri” come from?

daddelfri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål daddel, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.

daddelfri (Norwegian Bokmål): blameless; irreproachable

Definitions

  1. blameless; irreproachable

Ancestry of “daddelfri”, step by step

daddelfri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål daddel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldaddela date; blame; censure
2Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
3Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
4GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
5GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
7Old High Germandahs
8Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
9Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
10Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Norwegian Bokmål fri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus