Where does “hyggæ” come from?

hyggæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

hyggæ (Old Danish): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “hyggæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehyggjato think, believe; to guess; to intend or purpose...
2Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider

Words derived from “hyggæ”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →Every word from Old Norse hyggja →