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Where does “ubønhørlig” come from?

ubønhørlig (Danish) comes from Danish bønhørlig, from Danish bønhøre, from Danish bøn, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

ubønhørlig (Danish): inexorable

Definitions

  1. inexorable

Ancestry of “ubønhørlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbønhørlig—
2Danishbønhøregrant, hear
3Danishbønrequest, plea; prayer
4Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
5Middle Frenchbongood
6Old Frenchbongood
7Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
8Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
9Proto-Italicdwenosgood
10Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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