Where does “hæslighed” come from?

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

hæslighed (Danish): ugliness, hideousness, unsightliness

Definitions

  1. ugliness, hideousness, unsightliness

Ancestry of “hæslighed”, step by step

hæslighed 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 hæslig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhæslighideous, ugly, unsightly
2Germanhässlichugly
3Middle High Germanhezzelich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →