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

  1. skewness

Ancestry of “skævhed”, step by step

skævhed 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 skæv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskævoblique, slanting
2Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
3Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →