Where does “kåthet” come from?

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

kåthet (Swedish): horniness (sexual arousal)

Definitions

  1. horniness (sexual arousal)

Ancestry of “kåthet”, step by step

kåthet 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 kåt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåthorny; jolly, glad, cheerful
2Old Swedishkāterjolly, glad, cheerful
3Old Norsekátrjolly, glad, cheerful
4Proto-Germanickanhtazhappy, glad
5Proto-Indo-Europeangenk-to gladen, rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →