Where does “nemhed” come from?

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

nemhed (Danish): easiness

Definitions

  1. easiness

Ancestry of “nemhed”, step by step

nemhed 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 nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnemeasy
2Old Norsenæmrtalented
3Proto-Germanicnēmiztaking, accepting; takeable, acceptable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →
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