Where does “uhøflighed” come from?
uhøflighed (Danish) comes from Danish uhøflig, from Danish høflig, from German höflich, from Middle High German hövelich, from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic hufą — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.
uhøflighed (Danish): impoliteness, incivility, rudeness
Definitions
- impoliteness, incivility, rudeness
Ancestry of “uhøflighed”, step by step
uhøflighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish uhøflig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | uhøflig | impolite, rude |
| 2 | Danish | høflig | polite, civil, courteous |
| 3 | German | höflich | polite |
| 4 | Middle High German | hövelich | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | hof | farm; court |
| 6 | Old High German | hof | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |