Where does “takknemlighet” come from?

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

takknemlighet (Norwegian Bokmål): gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness

Definitions

  1. gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness

Ancestry of “takknemlighet”, step by step

takknemlighet 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 takknemlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltakknemligthankful, grateful
2Old Norseþakknæmiligr—
3Middle Low Germandanknamelik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →