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Where does “utilgivelig” come from?

utilgivelig (Danish) comes from Danish tilgivelig, from Danish tilgive, from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

utilgivelig (Danish): unforgivable, inexcusable, unpardonable;...

Definitions

  1. unforgivable, inexcusable, unpardonable;...

Ancestry of “utilgivelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilgiveligforgivable
2Danishtilgiveforgive
3Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
4Old Norsetilto, towards
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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