Where does “allmänhet” come from?

allmänhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

allmänhet (Swedish): public; people in general

Definitions

  1. public; people in general

Ancestry of “allmänhet”, step by step

allmänhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Swedish allmän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishallmängeneral (universal)
2Old Norsealmennr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →