Where does “uhyggelig” come from?

uhyggelig (Danish) comes from Danish u-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

uhyggelig (Danish): scary, gruesome, chilling, uncanny

Definitions

  1. scary, gruesome, chilling, uncanny

Ancestry of “uhyggelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishu-in-, un-, non-
2Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Danish u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →