Where does “takknemmelig” come from?

takknemmelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish taknemmelig, from Old Norse þakknæmiligr, from Middle Low German danknamelik.

Ancestry of “takknemmelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtaknemmeliggrateful, thankful
2Old Norseþakknæmiligr—
3Middle Low Germandanknamelik—

Words derived from “takknemmelig”

Every word from Middle Low German danknamelik →Every word from Old Norse þakknæmiligr →Every word from Danish taknemmelig →