Where does “rolighed” come from?

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

rolighed (Danish): calmness

Definitions

  1. calmness

Ancestry of “rolighed”, step by step

rolighed 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 rolig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishroligcalm, quiet
2Middle Low Germanrolik—
3Old Norseróligr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →