Where does “ubetænkelig” come from?
ubetænkelig (Danish) comes from Danish betænkelig, from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ubetænkelig (Danish): safe, unobjectionable, advisable
Definitions
- safe, unobjectionable, advisable
Ancestry of “ubetænkelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | betænkelig | timid, anxious, doubtful, uneasy someone who is worried about something and therefore hesitates to act or make a decision |
| 2 | Danish | lig | equal to; like, similar to; body, corpse |
| 3 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 4 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |