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- — to heat.
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
vansinnighet 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 vansinnig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vansinnig | mad, insane |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vansinnogher | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wansinnich | — |