Where does “spedalskhed” come from?

spedalskhed (Danish) comes from Danish spedalsk, from Middle Low German spedalsch, from Middle Low German spetāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

spedalskhed (Danish): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “spedalskhed”, step by step

spedalskhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish spedalsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspedalskleprous
2Middle Low Germanspedalschhospitalized
3Middle Low Germanspetāl—
4Latinhospitālea guestroom
5LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →