Where does “uhørlig” come from?
uhørlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hørlig, from Norwegian Bokmål høre, from Danish høre, from Old Danish høræ, from Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
uhørlig (Norwegian Bokmål): inaudible
Definitions
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Ancestry of “uhørlig”, step by step
uhørlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hørlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hørlig | audible |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | høre | to hear |
| 3 | Danish | høre | to hear; to learn; to belong to |
| 4 | Old Danish | høræ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | heyra | to hear, listen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
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 | — |