Where does “uansvarlig” come from?
uansvarlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ansvarlig, from Danish ansvar, from Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic andaswarō, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
uansvarlig (Norwegian Bokmål): irresponsible
Definitions
- irresponsible
Ancestry of “uansvarlig”, step by step
uansvarlig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ansvarlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ansvarlig | responsible |
| 2 | Danish | ansvar | responsibility; liability; blame |
| 3 | Old Norse | andsvar | answer, reply, decision |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarō | answer, reply |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | U | The uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v |
| 2 | Latin | v | Capital form of |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌖 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Υ | ypsilon |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |