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
Ancestry of “spedalskhed”, step by step