Where does “almenhed” come from?

almenhed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

almenhed (Danish): general public

Definitions

  1. general public

Ancestry of “almenhed”, step by step

almenhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Danish almen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalmencommon; public; general
2Swedishallmängeneral (universal)
3Old Norsealmennr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →