Where does “syndighed” come from?

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

syndighed (Danish): sinfulness

Definitions

  1. sinfulness

Ancestry of “syndighed”, step by step

syndighed 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 syndig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyndigsinful; awful
2Old Norsesyndugr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →