Where does “uanskuelig” come from?
uanskuelig (Danish) comes from Danish anskuelig, from Danish anskue, from German anschauen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
uanskuelig (Danish): unclear, unvivid, abstract
Definitions
- unclear, unvivid, abstract
Ancestry of “uanskuelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anskuelig | visible, viewable |
| 2 | Danish | anskue | to regard (as) |
| 3 | German | anschauen | to look at; to behold; to observe (visually); to view |
| 4 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 5 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |