Where does “ulempe” come from?

ulempe (Danish) comes from Danish lempe, from Middle Low German limpen.

ulempe (Danish): disadvantage, drawback

Definitions

  1. disadvantage, drawback

Ancestry of “ulempe”, step by step

ulempe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lempe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlempeto adapt, adjust, modify
2Middle Low Germanlimpen—

via Middle Low German ungelimpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanungelimpe—

Words derived from “ulempe”

Every word from Middle Low German limpen →Every word from Danish lempe →