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Where does “obestridligen” come from?

obestridligen (Swedish) comes from Swedish obestridlig, 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.

obestridligen (Swedish): undeniably, doubtlessly

Definitions

  1. undeniably, doubtlessly

Ancestry of “obestridligen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishobestridligindisputable, undeniable, incontestable,...
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
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