Where does “nøgenhed” come from?

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

nøgenhed (Danish): nakedness, nudity

Definitions

  1. nakedness, nudity

Ancestry of “nøgenhed”, step by step

nøgenhed 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 nøgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnøgennaked, nude
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →