Where does “ugyldighed” come from?
ugyldighed (Danish) comes from Danish ugyldig, from Danish gyldig, from German gültig, from Middle High German gülte, from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
ugyldighed (Danish): invalidity, invalidness
Definitions
- invalidity, invalidness
Ancestry of “ugyldighed”, step by step
ugyldighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ugyldig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ugyldig | invalid |
| 2 | Danish | gyldig | valid |
| 3 | German | gültig | valid, validated, legal; available |
| 4 | Middle High German | gülte | income, interest |
| 5 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 6 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 7 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |