Where does “felaktighet” come from?

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

felaktighet (Swedish): inaccuracy

Definitions

  1. inaccuracy

Ancestry of “felaktighet”, step by step

felaktighet 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 felaktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfelaktigwrong, incorrect, faulty, erroneous
2Swedish-aktigcreates adjectives; -like, -ish
3Old Swedish-aktogher—
4Middle Low German-achtig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →