Etymology Explorer › DanishWhere does “strenghed” come from? strenghed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
strenghed (Danish): severity, strictness, sternness, rigour
Definitions severity, strictness, sternness, rigour Ancestry of “strenghed”, step by step strenghed 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 streng Step Language Word Meaning 1 Danish streng strict, tight, stringent; hard, severe, rigorous;... 2 Old Norse strengr string 3 Proto-Germanic strangiz string 4 Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- to twist; rope, cord 5 Proto-Indo-European ster- sterile, infertile