Where does “ulovleg” come from?
ulovleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lovleg, from Norwegian Nynorsk -leg, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ulovleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): illegal, unlawful
Definitions
- illegal, unlawful
Ancestry of “ulovleg”, step by step
ulovleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk lovleg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lovleg | legal |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -leg | -ly |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ligr | suffix used to create adjectives, having the... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Norwegian Nynorsk U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | U | — |