Where does “gudalik” come from?
gudalik (Swedish) comes from Swedish -a-, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
gudalik (Swedish): godlike
Definitions
- godlike
Ancestry of “gudalik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | -a- | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 3 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |