Where does “ugli” come from?
ugli (English) comes from English ugly, from Middle English ugly, from Old Norse uggligr, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ugli (English): Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies
Definitions
- Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies
Ancestry of “ugli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ugly | Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically... |
| 2 | Middle English | ugly | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | uggligr | feared; doubtful, questionable |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ligr | suffix used to create adjectives, having the... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |