Where does “medmänsklig” come from?

medmänsklig (Swedish) comes from Swedish mänsklig, 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.

medmänsklig (Swedish): related to (good) relations between people

Definitions

  1. related to (good) relations between people

Ancestry of “medmänsklig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmänsklighuman
2Swedish-lig-ly, -like; forms adjectives
3Old Swedish-līker—
4Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “medmänsklig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Swedish -lig →