Where does “flertydighed” come from?

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

flertydighed (Danish): ambiguity

Definitions

  1. ambiguity

Ancestry of “flertydighed”, step by step

flertydighed 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 flertydig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflertydigambiguous; open to multiple interpretations
2Danishfler-multi-; more, multiple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →