Where does “mistenkelig” come from?

mistenkelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mistenke, from Norwegian Bokmål tenke, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

mistenkelig (Norwegian Bokmål): suspicious; suspiciously

Definitions

  1. suspicious; suspiciously

Ancestry of “mistenkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmistenketo suspect
2Norwegian Bokmåltenketo think
3Middle Low Germandenkento think, to perceive
4Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →