Where does “uviktig” come from?

uviktig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål viktig, from Middle Low German wichtich, from German Wichte, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

uviktig (Norwegian Bokmål): unimportant

Definitions

  1. unimportant

Ancestry of “uviktig”, step by step

uviktig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål viktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviktigimportant
2Middle Low Germanwichtich
3GermanWichtespecific weight; plural of Wicht
4Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
5Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Norwegian Bokmål U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålUThe 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
2LatinvCapital form of
3Etruscan𐌖
4Ancient GreekΥypsilon
5Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
6Egyptian𓏲
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wihti