elske
Danish
[ˈɛlsɡ̊ə]
verb
Definitions
- to love
- to make love
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse elska (love) derived from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (precious, dear).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aliskaz
Gloss
precious, dear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elske Norwegian Bokmål
- *al- Proto-Germanic
- *aliskaz Proto-Germanic
- *aliskōną Proto-Germanic
- elska Norwegian Nynorsk
- elske Norwegian Nynorsk
- elska Old Norse
- elskandi Old Norse
- elsker Danish
- elskerinde Danish
- elskværdig Danish
- elskværdighed Danish
- værdig Danish
- elska Icelandic
- elska Faroese