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Where does “ukjent” come from?

ukjent (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk u-, from English Un-, from English still, from Old English stillan, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

ukjent (Norwegian Nynorsk): unknown, unfamiliar; neuter singular of ukjend

Definitions

  1. unknown, unfamiliar; neuter singular of ukjend

Ancestry of “ukjent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsku-un-; used to create an undesired version of the...
2EnglishUn-—
3EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
4Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
5Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ukjent”

  • ukjend
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