Where does “ubetydelighed” come from?

ubetydelighed (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ubetydelig, from Norwegian Bokmål betydelig, from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ubetydelighed (Danish): insignificance, unimportance

Definitions

  1. insignificance, unimportance

Ancestry of “ubetydelighed”, step by step

ubetydelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ubetydelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålubetydeliginsignificant
2Norwegian Bokmålbetydeligconsiderable, significant; considerably,...
3Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
4Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
5Middle Low Germanlīk—
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

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 leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →