Where does “febrilskhed” come from?

febrilskhed (Danish) comes from Danish febrilsk, from Danish febril, from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febrilskhed (Danish): feverishness

Definitions

  1. feverishness

Ancestry of “febrilskhed”, step by step

febrilskhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish febrilsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfebrilskfeverish, frantic
2Danishfebrilfebrile
3Medieval Latinfebrilis—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →