Where does “raskhed” come from?

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

raskhed (Danish): agility, alacrity, quickness a sign of health and soundness

Definitions

  1. agility, alacrity, quickness a sign of health and soundness

Ancestry of “raskhed”, step by step

raskhed 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 rask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishraskhealthy
2Low Germanrasch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →