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-.
hastighed (Danish): speed, velocity; velocity
Definitions
- speed, velocity; velocity
Ancestry of “hastighed”, step by step
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “hastighed”