Where does “klarsynethed” come from?

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

klarsynethed (Danish): clear-sightedness, insightfulness, lucidity, perceptiveness

Definitions

  1. clear-sightedness, insightfulness, lucidity, perceptiveness

Ancestry of “klarsynethed”, step by step

klarsynethed 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 klarsynet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklarsynetperspicacious, discerning, clear-sighted, insightful
2Danishklarclear; bright; plain
3Middle Low Germanklār—
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →