Where does “ulig” come from?

ulig (Danish) comes from Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ulig (Danish): unlike, different

Definitions

  1. unlike, different

Ancestry of “ulig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúlíkrunlike, different
2Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ulig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne
ulig — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer