Where does “stædighed” come from?

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

stædighed (Danish): stubbornness

Definitions

  1. stubbornness

Ancestry of “stædighed”, step by step

stædighed 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 stædig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstædigstubborn
2Middle Dutchstedich—
3Old Dutchstādig—
4Proto-Germanicstēdīgaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →