Where does “utrolig” come from?
utrolig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish trolig, from Danish tro, from Old Danish tro, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
utrolig (Norwegian Bokmål): incredible, unbelievable; incredibly
Definitions
- incredible, unbelievable; incredibly
Ancestry of “utrolig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | trolig | likely, credible |
| 2 | Danish | tro | belief; confidence; trust |
| 3 | Old Danish | tro | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr:
## positive degree... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |