Where does “nysgjerrighet” come from?

nysgjerrighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

nysgjerrighet (Norwegian Bokmål): curiosity, inquisitiveness

Definitions

  1. curiosity, inquisitiveness

Ancestry of “nysgjerrighet”, step by step

nysgjerrighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Norwegian Bokmål nysgjerrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnysgjerrigcurious; inquisitive; nosy
2German Low Germannisgirig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →