Where does “lunkenhed” come from?

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

lunkenhed (Danish): tepidness, lukewarmness

Definitions

  1. tepidness, lukewarmness

Ancestry of “lunkenhed”, step by step

lunkenhed 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 lunken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlunkenlukewarm, tepid; half-hearted
2Old Danishljunken—
3Old Norseljumka—
4Proto-Germanichlēwanōnąto make warm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →