Where does “rigtighed” come from?

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

rigtighed (Danish): rightness

Definitions

  1. rightness

Ancestry of “rigtighed”, step by step

rigtighed 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 rigtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrigtigright; proper; correct
2Middle Low Germanrichtich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →