Where does “farlighed” come from?

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

farlighed (Danish): danger

Definitions

  1. danger

Ancestry of “farlighed”, step by step

farlighed 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 farlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfarligdangerous; perilous
2Middle Low Germanvarlik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →