Where does “hjælpsomhed” come from?

hjælpsomhed (Danish) comes from Danish hjælpsom, from Danish -som, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

hjælpsomhed (Danish): helpfulness

Definitions

  1. helpfulness

Ancestry of “hjælpsomhed”, step by step

hjælpsomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hjælpsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjælpsomhelpful
2Danish-som-some
3Old Norse-samr-some
4Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
5LatinSamarītānus—
6Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
7Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
8Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
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