Where does “evighed” come from?

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

evighed (Danish): eternity

Definitions

  1. eternity

Ancestry of “evighed”, step by step

evighed 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 evig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishevigeternal
2Middle Low Germanēwicheternal, forever
3Old Saxonewigeternal
4Old Saxonēwa—
5Proto-Germanicaiwalways, for ever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →