Where does “urskillningslös” come from?
urskillningslös (Swedish) comes from Swedish urskillning, from Swedish urskilja, from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urskillningslös (Swedish): indiscriminate without consideration
Definitions
- indiscriminate without consideration
Ancestry of “urskillningslös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | urskillning | discernment |
| 2 | Swedish | urskilja | to distinguish, to tell apart |
| 3 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 4 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 6 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 7 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |