Where does “egenrådighed” come from?

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

egenrådighed (Danish): headstrongness, self-will

Definitions

  1. headstrongness, self-will

Ancestry of “egenrådighed”, step by step

egenrådighed 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 egenrådig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishegenrådigheadstrong, obstinate, self-willed
2Danishegenown; private; peculiar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →