Where does “ugudelighed” come from?

ugudelighed (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ugudelig, from Norwegian Bokmål gudelig, from Norwegian Bokmål gud, from Danish gud, from Old Norse guð, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

ugudelighed (Danish): ungodliness, impiety

Definitions

  1. ungodliness, impiety

Ancestry of “ugudelighed”, step by step

ugudelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ugudelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålugudeligimpious; ungodly
2Norwegian Bokmålgudeliggodly, devotional, devout, pious
3Norwegian Bokmålgudgod
4Danishgudgod, God; a mild swear word
5Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

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 -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →