Where does “ulukkeleg” come from?

ulukkeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg, from Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, from Middle Low German lucke.

ulukkeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): unhappy

Definitions

  1. unhappy

Ancestry of “ulukkeleg”, step by step

ulukkeleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklukkeleghappy
2Norwegian Nynorsklukketo close; to shut
3Middle Low Germanlucke—

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—
Every word from Middle Low German lucke →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk lukke →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg →