Where does “godhjertethed” come from?

godhjertethed (Danish) comes from Danish godhjertet, from Norwegian Bokmål -hjertet, from Danish hjerte, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

godhjertethed (Danish): goodheartedness, kindheartedness

Definitions

  1. goodheartedness, kindheartedness

Ancestry of “godhjertethed”, step by step

godhjertethed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish godhjertet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgodhjertetgood-hearted, kindhearted
2Norwegian Bokmål-hjertetequivalent to -hearted
3Danishhjerteheart
4Old Norsehjartaheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

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 ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →