Where does “evighet” come from?

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

evighet (Norwegian Bokmål): eternity

Definitions

  1. eternity

Ancestry of “evighet”, step by step

evighet 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 evig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålevigeternal; eternally, forever or for ever
2Middle Low Germanêwicheternal, forever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →