Where does “tillgivenhet” come from?

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

tillgivenhet (Swedish): devotion; dedication

Definitions

  1. devotion; dedication

Ancestry of “tillgivenhet”, step by step

tillgivenhet 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 tillgiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtillgiven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-Every word from Proto-Germanic haitazEvery word from Old Norse heitr
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