væsentlig
Danish
[ˈvɛˀsənd̥li]
adjective
Definitions
- essential
- important
- considerable, substantial
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German wesentlich borrowed from German wesentlich, Wesen (character, essence) suffix from Danish væsen (being, creature).
Origin
Danish
væsen
Gloss
being, creature
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hauswesen German
- Hüttenwesen German
- Leidwesen German
- Rechtswesen German
- Verlagswesen German
- Wesen German
- Wesensmerkmal German
- Wesenszug German
- hiesig German
- unwesentlich German
- wesensgleich German
- wesentlich German
- vesentlig Norwegian Bokmål
- *wesaną Proto-Germanic
- hankønsvæsen Danish
- hunkønsvæsen Danish
- intelligensvæsen Danish
- rumvæsen Danish
- væsen Danish
- wesan Old High German
- wesenlīch Middle High German
- wesen Middle Low German
- wesentlich Middle Low German
- wesenlich German Low German