Where does “obehaglighet” come from?
obehaglighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish obehaglig, from Swedish behaglig, from Old Swedish behagheligh, from Middle Low German behagelik, from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-.
obehaglighet (Swedish): unpleasantness, uncomfortableness
Definitions
- unpleasantness, uncomfortableness
Ancestry of “obehaglighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | obehaglig | uncomfortable, disturbing, disgusting |
| 2 | Swedish | behaglig | comfortable, pleasant |
| 3 | Old Swedish | behagheligh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | behagelik | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | behagen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bihagon | to please |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bihagōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |