Where does “ussel” come from?
ussel (Danish) comes from Old Danish usæl, from Old Norse úsæll, from Proto-Germanic *unsāliz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ussel (Danish): miserable, wretched; measly, paltry; mean, low
Definitions
- miserable, wretched; measly, paltry; mean, low
Ancestry of “ussel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | usæl | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | úsæll | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *unsāliz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |