Where does “uheldigvis” come from?
uheldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk heldigvis, from Norwegian Nynorsk heldig, from Danish heldig, from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
uheldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): unfortunately
Definitions
- unfortunately
Ancestry of “uheldigvis”, step by step
uheldigvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk heldigvis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | heldigvis | fortunately, luckily |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | heldig | lucky, fortunate |
| 3 | Danish | heldig | lucky, fortunate; successful; favorable |
| 4 | Danish | held | luck, fortune |
| 5 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |