Where does “förmögenhet” come from?
förmögenhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
förmögenhet (Swedish): wealth, fortune; a fortune; a capability
Definitions
- wealth, fortune; a fortune; a capability
Ancestry of “förmögenhet”, step by step
förmögenhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | het | hot; having a very high temperature; hot;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hēter | hot |
| 3 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Swedish förmögen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förmögen | rich, wealthy; able, capable |