Where does “villighed” come from?

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

villighed (Danish): willingness

Definitions

  1. willingness

Ancestry of “villighed”, step by step

villighed 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 villig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvilligwilling
2Danishviljewill
3Old Norseviliwill
4Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →