Where does “utydelig” come from?
utydelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish tydelig, from Danish tyde, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
utydelig (Norwegian Bokmål): indistinct, unclear
Definitions
- indistinct, unclear
Ancestry of “utydelig”, step by step
utydelig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tydelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tydelig | clear |
| 2 | Danish | tyde | interpret; decipher, read |
| 3 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
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 | — |