Where does “enkelhed” come from?

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

enkelhed (Danish): simplicity (all senses)

Definitions

  1. simplicity (all senses)

Ancestry of “enkelhed”, step by step

enkelhed 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 enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishenkelsingle, singular
2Low Germanenkelankle
3Middle Low Germanenkelankle
4Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
5Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →