Where does “sjældenhed” come from?

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

sjældenhed (Danish): rarity

Definitions

  1. rarity

Ancestry of “sjældenhed”, step by step

sjældenhed 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 sjælden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsjældenrare, infrequent; remarkable, exceptional; scarce
2Old Norsesjaldanseldom
3Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
4Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →