Where does “ubøjelig” come from?
ubøjelig (Danish) comes from Danish bøjelig, from Danish Bøje, from Middle Low German boie, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.
ubøjelig (Danish): unrelenting, unable to be persuaded; inflexible,...
Definitions
- unrelenting, unable to be persuaded; inflexible,...
Ancestry of “ubøjelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bøjelig | bendable, flexible |
| 2 | Danish | Bøje | buoy |
| 3 | Middle Low German | boie | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 5 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 6 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 9 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |