Where does “fulhet” come from?

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

fulhet (Swedish): ugliness

Definitions

  1. ugliness

Ancestry of “fulhet”, step by step

fulhet 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 ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfulugly; of displeasing appearance; dirty, bad;...
2Old Norsefúllfoul
3Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →