Where does “forstandighed” come from?

forstandighed (Danish) comes from Danish forstandig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

forstandighed (Danish): sagacity, sense, understanding

Definitions

  1. sagacity, sense, understanding

Ancestry of “forstandighed”, step by step

forstandighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forstandig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforstandigwise, sensible
2Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3Swedish-og—
4Old Swedish-ogher—
5Old Norse-igr-y
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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 -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →
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