Where does “hjertelighed” come from?

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

hjertelighed (Danish): heartfeltness, sincerity, cordiality

Definitions

  1. heartfeltness, sincerity, cordiality

Ancestry of “hjertelighed”, step by step

hjertelighed 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 hjertelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjerteligheart-felt, sincere
2Danishhjerteheart
3Old Norsehjartaheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →