Where does “sejhed” come from?

sejhed (Danish) comes from Danish sej, from Norwegian sei, from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European soytós, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

sejhed (Danish): toughness, rubberiness, stringiness

Definitions

  1. toughness, rubberiness, stringiness

Ancestry of “sejhed”, step by step

sejhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsejsaithe, pollock
2Norwegianseisaithe
3Old Norseseiðrshamanism; magic, especially that influences the...
4Proto-Germanicsaidazmagic, charm
5Proto-Indo-Europeansoytósmagic
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

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 -ósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European soytósEvery word from Proto-Germanic saidaz