Where does “uheldig” come from?
uheldig (Danish) comes from Danish u-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
uheldig (Danish): unlucky, unfortunate; unfortunate, inopportune,...
Definitions
- unlucky, unfortunate; unfortunate, inopportune,...
Ancestry of “uheldig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | u- | in-, un-, non- |
| 2 | Old Norse | ú- | not, non-, un- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |