Where does “takknemmeleg” come from?
takknemmeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål takknemmelig, from Danish taknemmelig, from Old Norse þakknæmiligr, from Middle Low German danknamelik.
Ancestry of “takknemmeleg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | takknemmelig | — |
| 2 | Danish | taknemmelig | grateful, thankful |
| 3 | Old Norse | þakknæmiligr | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | danknamelik | — |