Where does “letsindighed” come from?
letsindighed (Danish) comes from Danish letsindig, from Danish letsind, from Danish sind, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós — to be.
letsindighed (Danish): light-mindedness, carelessness, recklessness, levity
Definitions
- light-mindedness, carelessness, recklessness, levity
Ancestry of “letsindighed”, step by step
letsindighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish letsindig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | letsindig | careless, not paying appropriate attention |
| 2 | Danish | letsind | frivolity, levity, light-mindedness |
| 3 | Danish | sind | mind; temper, disposition |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sîn | of his |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |