Where does “stramhed” come from?

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

stramhed (Danish): tightness

Definitions

  1. tightness

Ancestry of “stramhed”, step by step

stramhed 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 stram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstramtight, taut; strict, stringent; stiff, severe,...
2Middle Low Germanstramstrong, powerful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →