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Why OpenThe Wikipedia account of hygge's etymology states the word derives from the Old Norse hyggja, to think, and hugr, soul or mind, but in the same breath notes that some speculate it may instead derive from a 1560s word, hugge, meaning to embrace. The two derivations are not reconciled, and no source is given for the rival hugge theory. 1 What Would ResolveA philological study tracing hygge's documented use through the earliest surviving Danish and Norwegian texts, rather than working backward from later dictionary etymologies. 1 Open Question
The Wikipedia account of hygge's etymology states the word derives from the Old Norse hyggja, to think, and hugr, soul or mind, but in the same breath notes that some speculate it may instead derive from a 1560s word, hugge, meaning to embrace. The two derivations are not reconciled, and no source is given for the rival hugge theory.
What would resolve this A philological study tracing hygge's documented use through the earliest surviving Danish and Norwegian texts, rather than working backward from later dictionary etymologies.
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