Where does “guddommelighed” come from?
guddommelighed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
guddommelighed (Danish): divinity, divineness
Definitions
- divinity, divineness
Ancestry of “guddommelighed”, step by step
guddommelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hed | imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde |
| 2 | Old Danish | het | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Danish guddommelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | guddommelig | divine; divinely |
| 2 | Danish | guddom | deity a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers, divinity deity |
| 3 | Old Norse | guðdómr | — |