Where does “lethed” come from?

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

lethed (Danish): lightness; easiness

Definitions

  1. lightness; easiness

Ancestry of “lethed”, step by step

lethed 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 let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishletlight; easy; slight
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →