Where does “nedtrykthed” come from?

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

nedtrykthed (Danish): sadness, depression

Definitions

  1. sadness, depression

Ancestry of “nedtrykthed”, step by step

nedtrykthed 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 nedtrykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnedtryktdepressed, sad, moody
2Danishneddown
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →