Where does “tilfredsstille” come from?
tilfredsstille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish stille, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
tilfredsstille (Norwegian Bokmål): to fulfil; to satisfy; to sate
Definitions
- to fulfil; to satisfy; to sate
Ancestry of “tilfredsstille”, step by step
tilfredsstille traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stille | still; quiet; calm |
| 2 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German zufriedenstellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zufriedenstellen | to satisfy; to content, please |
| 2 | German | zufrieden | content, satisfied |
| 3 | German | Frieden | peace |
| 4 | Middle High German | vride | truce, protection, safety |
| 5 | Old High German | fridu | peace |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | friþu | peace |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | friþuz | peace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |