Where does “äcklig” come from?

äcklig (Swedish) comes from Swedish -lig, from Old Swedish -līker, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

äcklig (Swedish): disgusting (evoking a queasy feeling of disgust, like something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively), (except not informal) gross

Definitions

  1. disgusting (evoking a queasy feeling of disgust, like something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively), (except not informal) gross

Ancestry of “äcklig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-lig-ly, -like; forms adjectives
2Old Swedish-līker
3Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
4Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “äcklig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkąEvery word from Swedish -lig