Where does “forlegenhed” come from?

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

forlegenhed (Danish): embarrassment

Definitions

  1. embarrassment

Ancestry of “forlegenhed”, step by step

forlegenhed 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 forlegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforlegenembarrassed, abashed
2Germanverlegenabashed, embarrassed, confused, disconcerted,...
3Middle High Germanverlegen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →