Where does “snedighed” come from?

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

snedighed (Danish): cunningness

Definitions

  1. cunningness

Ancestry of “snedighed”, step by step

snedighed 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 snedig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnedigcunning
2Danish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3Low German-ig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →