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Where does “uforsigtig” come from?

uforsigtig (Danish) comes from Danish u-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

uforsigtig (Danish): careless, not careful

Definitions

  1. careless, not careful

Ancestry of “uforsigtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishu-in-, un-, non-
2Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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