Where does “uhygge” come from?

uhygge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål u-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

uhygge (Norwegian Bokmål): unpleasantness, discomfort; lack of cosiness or a pleasant atmosphere

Definitions

  1. unpleasantness, discomfort; lack of cosiness or a pleasant atmosphere

Ancestry of “uhygge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålu-un-, im-; an abbreviation of certain words...
2Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →