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

Definitions

  1. supercilious, haughty

Ancestry of “hovmodig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhovmodarrogance, hubris
2Middle Low Germanhōmōt—
3Middle Low Germanhōhigh
4Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwō →Every word from Middle Low German hō →