Where does “skævhed” come from?

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

skævhed (Danish): skewness

Definitions

skewness

Ancestry of “skævhed”, step by step

skævhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	hed	imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2	Old Danish	het	—
3	Old Norse	heitr	hot
4	Proto-Germanic	haitaz	hot
5	Proto-Indo-European	*keHy-	to heat

via Danish skæv

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	skæv	oblique, slanting
2	Old Norse	skeifr	askew, oblique; awry, difficult
3	Proto-Germanic	skaibaz	crooked
4	Proto-Indo-European	skeh₂iwo-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →