Where does “möjlighet” come from?

möjlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish möjlig, from Old Swedish møgheliker, from Old Norse mǫguligr, from Middle Low German mȫgelîk.

möjlighet (Swedish): possibility, opportunity

Definitions

  1. possibility, opportunity

Ancestry of “möjlighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmöjligpossible
2Old Swedishmøgheliker—
3Old Norsemǫguligrpossible
4Middle Low Germanmȫgelîk—
Every word from Middle Low German mȫgelîk →Every word from Old Norse mǫguligr →Every word from Old Swedish møgheliker →