Where does “ubarmhjertighed” come from?
ubarmhjertighed (Danish) comes from Danish ubarmhjertig, from Danish barmhjertig, from Middle Low German barmhertich, from Middle Low German arm, from Old Saxon arm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ubarmhjertighed (Danish): ruthlessness
Definitions
- ruthlessness
Ancestry of “ubarmhjertighed”, step by step
ubarmhjertighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ubarmhjertig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ubarmhjertig | ruthless, pitiless, merciless, relentless |
| 2 | Danish | barmhjertig | merciful, charitable, compassionate |
| 3 | Middle Low German | barmhertich | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | arm | poor |
| 5 | Old Saxon | arm | arm; miserable, poor |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |