Where does “almindelighed” come from?

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

almindelighed (Danish): a generality, normality

Definitions

  1. a generality, normality

Ancestry of “almindelighed”, step by step

almindelighed 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 almindelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalmindeligordinary; usual; common
2Old Norsealmenniligr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →
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