Where does “enfoldighed” come from?

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

enfoldighed (Danish): naivety, simple-mindedness

Definitions

  1. naivety, simple-mindedness

Ancestry of “enfoldighed”, step by step

enfoldighed 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 enfoldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishenfoldigsimple-minded
2Danishenfoldsimplicity, naivety, simple-mindedness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →