Where does “hovmodig” come from?
hovmodig (Danish) comes from Danish hovmod, from Middle Low German hōmōt, from Middle Low German hō, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
hovmodig (Danish): supercilious, haughty
Ancestry of “hovmodig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | hovmod | arrogance, hubris |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hōmōt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hō | high |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwō | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |