Where does “muligheit” come from?

muligheit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -heit, from Middle Norwegian -heit, from Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hed, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

muligheit (Norwegian Nynorsk): opportunity; form removed with the ; superseded...

Definitions

  1. opportunity; form removed with the ; superseded...

Ancestry of “muligheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-heit-ness
2Middle Norwegian-heit—
3Middle Low German-heit—
4Old Saxon-hedforming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns...
5Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
6Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -haidu →