Where does “sjuskethed” come from?

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

sjuskethed (Danish): sloppiness

Definitions

  1. sloppiness

Ancestry of “sjuskethed”, step by step

sjuskethed 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 sjusket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsjusketsloppy careless or imprecise
2Danishsjuskea sloppy woman or girl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-Every word from Proto-Germanic haitazEvery word from Old Norse heitr
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