Where does “takknemleg” come from?

takknemleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål takknemlig, from Old Norse þakknæmiligr, from Middle Low German danknamelik.

takknemleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): thankful, grateful

Definitions

  1. thankful, grateful

Ancestry of “takknemleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltakknemligthankful, grateful
2Old Norseþakknæmiligr
3Middle Low Germandanknamelik

Words derived from “takknemleg

Every word from Middle Low German danknamelikEvery word from Old Norse þakknæmiligrEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål takknemlig
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