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Where does “ubeboelig” come from?

ubeboelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål beboelig, from Norwegian Bokmål bebo, from Norwegian Bokmål Bø, from Danish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona — home; house.

ubeboelig (Norwegian Bokmål): uninhabitable

Definitions

  1. uninhabitable

Ancestry of “ubeboelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbeboelighabitable, inhabitable
2Norwegian Bokmålbeboto inhabit, occupy
3Norwegian BokmålBø—
4DanishBo—
5Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
6Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
7Malaybuahfruit
8Malaynona—
9Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
10Old Portuguesedona—
11Late Latindomnalady, mistress
12Latindominalady or mistress of the house
13LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
14Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
15Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
16Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
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