Where does “grådighet” come from?

grådighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grådig, from Old Norse gráðugr, from Proto-Germanic grēdagaz, from Proto-Germanic grēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grådighet (Norwegian Bokmål): greed

Definitions

  1. greed

Ancestry of “grådighet”, step by step

grådighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grådig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrådiggreedy
2Old Norsegráðugrgreedy
3Proto-Germanicgrēdagazhungry; greedy
4Proto-Germanicgrēdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēdagaz →
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