Where does “vansinnighet” come from?
vansinnighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
vansinnighet (Swedish): a madness, an expression of insanity or madness,...
Definitions
- a madness, an expression of insanity or madness,...
Ancestry of “vansinnighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | het | hot; having a very high temperature; hot;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hēter | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |