Where does “lykkelig” come from?

lykkelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lykke, from Danish lykke, from Middle Low German lucke.

lykkelig (Norwegian Bokmål): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “lykkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållykkehappiness; luck, fortune; blessing
2Danishlykkehappiness; luck, fortune; blessing
3Middle Low Germanlucke—

Words derived from “lykkelig”

Every word from Middle Low German lucke →Every word from Danish lykke →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål lykke →