Where does “helhed” come from?

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

helhed (Danish): a whole, an entirety

Definitions

  1. a whole, an entirety

Ancestry of “helhed”, step by step

helhed 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 hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelwhole, entire, complete, full; whole, intact,...
2Old NorseHeldeath
3Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “helhed”

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