Where does “underlegenhed” come from?
underlegenhed (Danish) comes from Danish underlegen, from German unterlegen, from German unterliegen, from German liegen, from Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from Old High German liggen, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan — to lie.
underlegenhed (Danish): inferiority, subordination
Definitions
- inferiority, subordination
Ancestry of “underlegenhed”, step by step
underlegenhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish underlegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | underlegen | inferior, subordinate |
| 2 | German | unterlegen | inferior; defeated; to underlay, to put under |
| 3 | German | unterliegen | To be inferior to, be beaten by; To be subject... |
| 4 | German | liegen | to lie; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ligen | to lie, to be in a horizontal position |
| 6 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |