Where does “frygtsomhed” come from?

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

frygtsomhed (Danish): fearfulness, fright

Definitions

  1. fearfulness, fright

Ancestry of “frygtsomhed”, step by step

frygtsomhed 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 frygtsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrygtsomfearful, easily scared
2Danishfrygtfear, fright; imperative of frygte
3Middle Low Germanvruchte—
4Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →