Where does “svenskhet” come from?
svenskhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
svenskhet (Swedish): Swedishness, the quality, state or characteristic...
Definitions
- Swedishness, the quality, state or characteristic...
Ancestry of “svenskhet”, step by step
svenskhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | het | hot; having a very high temperature; hot;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hēter | hot |
| 3 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Swedish svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svensk | Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |