Where does “artighed” come from?

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

artighed (Danish): politeness

Definitions

politeness

Ancestry of “artighed”, step by step

artighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	hed	imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2	Old Danish	het	—
3	Old Norse	heitr	hot
4	Proto-Germanic	haitaz	hot
5	Proto-Indo-European	*keHy-	to heat

via Danish artig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	artig	well-behaved
2	German	artig	well-behaved, good
3	Middle High German	ertec	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →