Where does “olycklig” come from?
olycklig (Swedish) comes from Swedish o-, from Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
olycklig (Swedish): unfortunate; unhappy, sad
Definitions
- unfortunate; unhappy, sad
Ancestry of “olycklig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | o- | added to adjectives to yield their opposites;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ō- | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ú- | not, non-, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |