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

  1. identity matrix

Ancestry of “enhedsmatrix”, step by step

enhedsmatrix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish enhed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishenhedunit
2Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
3Old Danishhet
4Old Norseheitrhot
5Proto-Germanichaitazhot
6Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Danish matrix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmatrixmatrix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-Every word from Proto-Germanic haitazEvery word from Old Norse heitr