Where does “hyggelig” come from?
hyggelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -lig, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
hyggelig (Norwegian Bokmål): nice, pleasant; cosy, comfortable; hello
Definitions
- nice, pleasant; cosy, comfortable; hello
Ancestry of “hyggelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -lig | -le or -ly, used to form adjectives from nouns,... |
| 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 |