Where does “erfarenhed” come from?

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

erfarenhed (Danish): experience being experienced

Definitions

  1. experience being experienced

Ancestry of “erfarenhed”, step by step

erfarenhed 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 erfaren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherfarenexperienced, veteran
2Germanerfahrenexperienced; to find out, learn, to come to know;...
3Middle High Germanervarn—
4Old High Germanirfaranroam through, explore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →
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