Where does “enhedsvektor” come from?
enhedsvektor (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.
enhedsvektor (Danish): unit vector
Definitions
- unit vector
Ancestry of “enhedsvektor”, step by step
enhedsvektor 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 vektor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vektor | vector |