Where does “hastighet” come from?
hastighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
hastighet (Norwegian Bokmål): speed, velocity
Definitions
- speed, velocity
Ancestry of “hastighet”, step by step
hastighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | het | hot; simple past of hete |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål hastig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hastig | — |