Where does “ukomfortabel” come from?
ukomfortabel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk komfortabel, from Norwegian Nynorsk komfort, from Old French confort, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ukomfortabel (Norwegian Nynorsk): uncomfortable
Ancestry of “ukomfortabel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | komfortabel | comfortable |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | komfort | comfort |
| 3 | Old French | confort | — |
| 4 | Old French | conforter | to reassure; to comfort |
| 5 | Latin | confortō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |