Where does “uafhængighed” come from?
uafhængighed (Danish) comes from Danish uafhængig, from Danish afhængig, from Danish afhænge, from German abhängen, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn — to hang.
uafhængighed (Danish): independence
Definitions
- independence
Ancestry of “uafhængighed”, step by step
uafhængighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish uafhængig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | uafhængig | independent |
| 2 | Danish | afhængig | addicted; dependent |
| 3 | Danish | afhænge | to depend |
| 4 | German | abhängen | to depend; to hang out; to take down |
| 5 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 6 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 8 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |