Where does “tilfredshed” come from?

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

tilfredshed (Danish): satisfaction

Definitions

  1. satisfaction

Ancestry of “tilfredshed”, step by step

tilfredshed 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 tilfreds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilfredssatisfied
2Low Germantovrede—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →