Where does “berømthet” come from?

berømthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

berømthet (Norwegian Bokmål): a celebrity

Definitions

  1. a celebrity

Ancestry of “berømthet”, step by step

berømthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Norwegian Bokmål berømt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålberømtfamous; famed, renowned
2Norwegian Bokmålberømme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →