Where does “spagfærdighed” come from?
spagfærdighed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
spagfærdighed (Danish): shyness
Definitions
- shyness
Ancestry of “spagfærdighed”, step by step
spagfærdighed 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 spagfærdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | spagfærdig | quiet and reserved; without strength or will |
| 2 | Danish | spag | tame |
| 3 | Old Norse | spakr | quiet, gentle; wise, with the notion of prophetic... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spakaz | wise, clever |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |