Where does “tavshedspligt” come from?
tavshedspligt (Danish) comes from Danish tavshed, from Danish -hed, from Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hed, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
tavshedspligt (Danish): an obligation not to divulge confidential information; confidentiality, (professional) secrecy
Definitions
- an obligation not to divulge confidential information; confidentiality, (professional) secrecy
Ancestry of “tavshedspligt”, step by step
tavshedspligt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tavshed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tavshed | silence |
| 2 | Danish | -hed | function is similar to -ty and -ness |
| 3 | Middle Low German | -heit | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | -hed | forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |