Where does “elendighed” come from?

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

elendighed (Danish): misery, wretchedness

Definitions

  1. misery, wretchedness

Ancestry of “elendighed”, step by step

elendighed 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 elendig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelendigmiserable, in a state of misery
2Middle Low Germanelendich—
3Old Saxonelilendiforeign country
4Proto-Germanicalji-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →
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