Where does “menighed” come from?

menighed (Danish) comes from Danish -hed, from Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hed, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

menighed (Danish): congregation (group of worshippers)

Definitions

  1. congregation (group of worshippers)

Ancestry of “menighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-hedfunction is similar to -ty and -ness
2Middle Low German-heit—
3Old Saxon-hedforming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns...
4Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
5Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Danish -hed →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →