Where does “uklar” come from?

uklar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klar, from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

uklar (Norwegian Nynorsk): unclear

Definitions

  1. unclear

Ancestry of “uklar”, step by step

uklar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklarclear; bright; plain
2Old Norseklárr
3Middle Low Germanklār
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Latin clārusEvery word from Middle Low German klār