Where does “sandfærdighed” come from?

sandfærdighed (Danish) comes from Danish sandfærdig, from Danish sand, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sandfærdighed (Danish): truth, fact statements or facts that are true or in accordance with reality

Definitions

  1. truth, fact statements or facts that are true or in accordance with reality

Ancestry of “sandfærdighed”, step by step

sandfærdighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sandfærdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandfærdigveracious, truthful, honest
2Danishsandtrue; sand
3Old Norsesannrtrue
4Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →