Where does “fientlighet” come from?

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

fientlighet (Swedish): hostility

Definitions

  1. hostility

Ancestry of “fientlighet”, step by step

fientlighet 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 fientlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfientlighostile
2Middle Low Germanvīentlik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →