Where does “mildhet” come from?

mildhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mild, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mildhet (Norwegian Bokmål): mildness, gentleness; leniency

Definitions

  1. mildness, gentleness; leniency

Ancestry of “mildhet”, step by step

mildhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmildmild, gentle, lenient
2Old Norsemildrmild
3Proto-Germanicmildijazmild, soft, tender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

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 mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →