Where does “ulovlighed” come from?
ulovlighed (Danish) comes from Danish ulovlig, 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 — to lie.
ulovlighed (Danish): illegality
Definitions
- illegality
Ancestry of “ulovlighed”, step by step
ulovlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ulovlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ulovlig | illegal |
| 2 | Danish | lovlig | lawful; legal; a little too |
| 3 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 4 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 5 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 7 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |