Where does “kjedsomhet” come from?
kjedsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
kjedsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): boredom; tediousness
Definitions
- boredom; tediousness
Ancestry of “kjedsomhet”, step by step
kjedsomhet 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 kjedsom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjedsom | boring, boresome |