Where does “udsøgthed” come from?

udsøgthed (Danish) comes from Danish udsøgt, from Danish udsøge, from Danish søge, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

udsøgthed (Danish): exquisiteness

Definitions

  1. exquisiteness

Ancestry of “udsøgthed”, step by step

udsøgthed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish udsøgt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishudsøgtexquisite
2Danishudsøgeto find, seek or select after careful consideration or thorough research
3Danishsøgeto search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply...
4Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną
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