Where does “respektløs” come from?

respektløs (Danish) comes from Danish respekt, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

respektløs (Danish): disrespectful

Definitions

  1. disrespectful

Ancestry of “respektløs”, step by step

respektløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish respekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrespektrespect
2Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
3Latinrespiciōto look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish løs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløsloose, not tight
2Danishlosseto unload, discharge cargo
3Dutchlossento unload; to dump
4Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-