Where does “uforsvarlig” come from?
uforsvarlig (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forsvarlig, from Swedish försvar, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
uforsvarlig (Danish): indefensible, irresponsible, reckless
Definitions
- indefensible, irresponsible, reckless
Ancestry of “uforsvarlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forsvarlig | justifiable, defensible |
| 2 | Swedish | försvar | a defence |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |