Where does “billighed” come from?

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

billighed (Danish): reasonableness, fairness etc

Definitions

  1. reasonableness, fairness etc

Ancestry of “billighed”, step by step

billighed 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 billig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilligcheap; slutty; fair
2Middle Low Germanbillich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →