Where does “undseelse” come from?

undseelse (Danish) comes from Danish Else, from Danish Elisabeth — Elizabeth biblical figure.

undseelse (Danish): shame, shyness, diffidence, modesty

Definitions

  1. shame, shyness, diffidence, modesty

Ancestry of “undseelse”, step by step

undseelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

via Danish undse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishundseto be reluctant; refrain from doing something due to modesty, tact etc
2Middle Low Germansik untsen—
Every word from Danish Elisabeth →Every word from Danish Else →