Where does “hæmningsløs” come from?
hæmningsløs (Danish) comes from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
hæmningsløs (Danish): reckless, uninhibited, licentious
Definitions
- reckless, uninhibited, licentious
Ancestry of “hæmningsløs”, step by step
hæmningsløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 2 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 3 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 4 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish hæmning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hæmning | inhibition, suppression |
| 2 | Danish | hæmme | to hamper, impede, inhibit, stunt, hinder |
| 3 | German | hemmen | to check; to hamper |
| 4 | Middle High German | hemmen | to restrain, hamper; to hem in |
| 5 | Old High German | hemmen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |