Etymology Explorer › DanishWhere does “ledighed” come from? ledighed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
ledighed (Danish): freeness; availability, unemployment
Definitions freeness; availability, unemployment Ancestry of “ledighed”, step by step ledighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hed Step Language Word Meaning 1 Danish hed imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde 2 Old Danish het — 3 Old Norse heitr hot 4 Proto-Germanic haitaz hot 5 Proto-Indo-European *keHy- to heat
via Danish ledig Step Language Word Meaning 1 Danish ledig unoccupied; unemployed; single, not in a... 2 Old Norse liðugr free, unhindered 3 Proto-Germanic liþugaz flexible, free, unoccupied 4 Proto-Germanic -gaz -y 5 Proto-Indo-European -ḱos -y, -ic