Where does “vänlighet” come from?

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

vänlighet (Swedish): friendliness, kindness

Definitions

  1. friendliness, kindness

Ancestry of “vänlighet”, step by step

vänlighet 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 vänlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänligkind, nice, sweet
2Old Norsevanaligr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →