Where does “dålig” come from?
dålig (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dáligr, from Old Norse dá, from Proto-Germanic dawą.
dålig (Swedish): bad, low quality; bad; ill, sick; poor;...
Definitions
- bad, low quality; bad; ill, sick; poor;...
Ancestry of “dålig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dáligr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dá | coma; unconsciousness, hibernation |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dawą | — |