Where does “dødelighed” come from?

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

dødelighed (Danish): mortality; death rate

Definitions

mortality; death rate

Ancestry of “dødelighed”, step by step

dødelighed 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 dødelig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	dødelig	mortal, liable to die; lethal, capable of...
2	Old Norse	dauðligr	—

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