Where does “saligkåre” come from?
saligkåre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål salig, from Middle Low German sä̂lich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Germanic *sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
saligkåre (Norwegian Bokmål): to beatify
Definitions
- to beatify
Ancestry of “saligkåre”, step by step
saligkåre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål salig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | salig | blessed, saved, granted eternal life; blissful,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sä̂lich | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sālig | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sālīg | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |