Where does “vilkårlighed” come from?
vilkårlighed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
vilkårlighed (Danish): arbitrariness, randomness
Definitions
- arbitrariness, randomness
Ancestry of “vilkårlighed”, step by step
vilkårlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hed | imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde |
| 2 | Old Danish | het | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Danish vilkårlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vilkårlig | arbitrary; arbitrarily |