Where does “gnavenhed” come from?

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

gnavenhed (Danish): grumpiness

Definitions

  1. grumpiness

Ancestry of “gnavenhed”, step by step

gnavenhed 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 gnaven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgnavengrumpy
2Danishgnaveto gnaw
3Old Norsegnagato gnaw
4Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →