Where does “uopnåelig” come from?
uopnåelig (Danish) comes from Danish opnåelig, from Danish opnå, from Danish nå, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
uopnåelig (Danish): unobtainable
Definitions
- unobtainable
Ancestry of “uopnåelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | opnåelig | obtainable |
| 2 | Danish | opnå | to achieve, obtain, accomplish goal, success etc |
| 3 | Danish | nå | to reach; to have time; to be in time, arrive |
| 4 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |