Where does “tungnemhed” come from?

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

tungnemhed (Danish): slow-wittedness, dullness

Definitions

  1. slow-wittedness, dullness

Ancestry of “tungnemhed”, step by step

tungnemhed 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 tungnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtungnemslow, slow-witted, dull
2Danishtungheavy
3Old Norseþungrheavy
4Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →