Where does “uheldig” come from?

uheldig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk heldig, from Danish heldig, from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

uheldig (Norwegian Nynorsk): unlucky, unfortunate

Definitions

  1. unlucky, unfortunate

Ancestry of “uheldig”, step by step

uheldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk heldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheldiglucky, fortunate
2Danishheldiglucky, fortunate; successful; favorable
3Danishheldluck, fortune
4Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—

Words derived from “uheldig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →