Where does “möglighet” come from?

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

möglighet (Swedish): moldiness

Definitions

  1. moldiness

Ancestry of “möglighet”, step by step

möglighet 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 möglig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmögligmouldy
2Swedishmögelmould
3Old Norsemuggadrizzle, mist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →