Where does “modenhet” come from?
modenhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
modenhet (Norwegian Bokmål): maturity
Definitions
- maturity
Ancestry of “modenhet”, step by step
modenhet 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 moden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | moden | ripe; mature |