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

  1. miserable, wretched; measly, paltry; mean, low

Ancestry of “ussel”, step by step

ussel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish usæl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishusæl—
2Old Norseúsæll—
3Proto-Germanic*unsāliz—
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Hungarian üt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianütto hit, strike, beat, knock, slap, smack; to take...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricäktɜ-hit, beat, cut

Words derived from “ussel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →