Where does “myndighet” come from?

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

myndighet (Swedish): authority; an authority, a government agency, a...

Definitions

  1. authority; an authority, a government agency, a...

Ancestry of “myndighet”, step by step

myndighet 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 myndig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyndigbeing in the age of majority; authoritative;...
2Old Swedishmyndogher—
3Middle Low Germanmündich—

Words derived from “myndighet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →