Where does “sǣliġ” come from?
sǣliġ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
sǣliġ (Old English): blessed, fortunate; happy, prosperous, blessed
Definitions
- blessed, fortunate; happy, prosperous, blessed
Ancestry of “sǣliġ”, step by step
sǣliġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic sālīg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Proto-Germanic *sālīg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sālīg | — |