Where does “ulovlig” come from?
ulovlig (Danish) comes from Danish lovlig, from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
ulovlig (Danish): illegal
Definitions
- illegal
Ancestry of “ulovlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lovlig | lawful; legal; a little too |
| 2 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 3 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 4 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |