Where does “ydmyghed” come from?

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

ydmyghed (Danish): humility

Definitions

  1. humility

Ancestry of “ydmyghed”, step by step

ydmyghed 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 ydmyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydmyghumble
2Old Danishøthmiuk—
3Old Norseauðmjúkrwilling, humble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →