Where does “kejtethed” come from?

kejtethed (Danish) comes from Danish kejtet, from Danish ét, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

kejtethed (Danish): awkwardness, gawkiness, clumsiness

Definitions

  1. awkwardness, gawkiness, clumsiness

Ancestry of “kejtethed”, step by step

kejtethed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kejtet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkejtetgawky, awkward (with clumsy movements)
2Danishétneuter singular of en
3Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
4Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →