Where does “dydighed” come from?

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

dydighed (Danish): virtuousness

Definitions

  1. virtuousness

Ancestry of “dydighed”, step by step

dydighed 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 dydig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdydigvirtuous
2Danishdydvirtue; chastity; virginity
3Old Norsedygðvirtue
4Proto-Germanic*dugiþō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →