Where does “ulikhet” come from?

ulikhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ulik, from Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ulikhet (Norwegian Bokmål): difference; inequality

Definitions

  1. difference; inequality

Ancestry of “ulikhet”, step by step

ulikhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ulik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålulikdifferent
2Old Norseúlíkrunlike, different
3Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →
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