-hed

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish -het, from Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hēd. Cognate with Norwegian -het, Swedish -het, German -heit, Dutch -heid and English -hood. === Suffix === -hed c Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness. venlig - venlighed (friendly - friendliness) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== -skab ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “-hed” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle English == === Suffix === -hed alternative form of -hede == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-haidu (“-hood”) (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon hēd). Cognate with Old English -hād (English -hood), Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛːd/ === Suffix === -hēd forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives giwunohēd "habit" ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: -heit Low German: -heit German Low German: -heet, -het East Frisian: -heid Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommerisch, Paderbornisch: -heit → Danish: -hed → Icelandic: -heit → Faroese: -heit → Norwegian Bokmål: -het → Swedish: -het