Where does “enhedsmatrix” come from?
enhedsmatrix (Danish) comes from Danish enhed, from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
enhedsmatrix (Danish): identity matrix
Definitions
- identity matrix
Ancestry of “enhedsmatrix”, step by step
enhedsmatrix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish enhed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | enhed | unit |
| 2 | Danish | hed | imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde |
| 3 | Old Danish | het | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Danish matrix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | matrix | matrix |