Where does “hævngerrig” come from?

hævngerrig (Danish) comes from Danish hævn, from Old Danish hæfnd, from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hævngerrig (Danish): revengeful; vindictive, vengeful

Definitions

  1. revengeful; vindictive, vengeful

Ancestry of “hævngerrig”, step by step

hævngerrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hævn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhævnrevenge; imperative of hævne
2Old Danishhæfnd—
3Old Norsehefndrevenge
4Old Norsehefnaavenge

via Danish gerrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgerrigavaricious

Words derived from “hævngerrig”

Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →Every word from Old Danish hæfnd →