Where does “mogelegheit” come from?

mogelegheit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mogeleg, from Old Norse mǫguligr, from Middle Low German mȫgelîk.

mogelegheit (Norwegian Nynorsk): a possibility; an opportunity

Definitions

  1. a possibility; an opportunity

Ancestry of “mogelegheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmogelegpossible
2Old Norsemǫguligrpossible
3Middle Low Germanmȫgelîk—
Every word from Middle Low German mȫgelîk →Every word from Old Norse mǫguligr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk mogeleg →