Where does “enhed” come from?

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

enhed (Danish): unit

Definitions

  1. unit

Ancestry of “enhed”, step by step

enhed 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 én

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishénAlternative form of en
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “enhed”

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