Where does “ubetænksomhed” come from?

ubetænksomhed (Danish) comes from Danish ubetænksom, from Danish betænksom, from Danish søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

ubetænksomhed (Danish): inconsiderateness, unthoughtfulness

Definitions

  1. inconsiderateness, unthoughtfulness

Ancestry of “ubetænksomhed”, step by step

ubetænksomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ubetænksom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishubetænksominconsiderate, unthoughtful, unsolicitous
2Danishbetænksomconsiderate, thoughtful, solicitous
3Danishsømseam; nail
4Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
5Old Norsesýjato sew
6Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →