Where does “hed” come from?
hed (Danish) comes from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
hed (Danish): imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
Definitions
- imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
Ancestry of “hed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | het | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |