Where does “hastighed” come from?

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

hastighed (Danish): speed, velocity; velocity

Definitions

  1. speed, velocity; velocity

Ancestry of “hastighed”, step by step

hastighed 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 hastig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhastigquick, fast, rapid
2Middle Low Germanhastichhasty

Words derived from “hastighed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →