Etymology

hygge

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Today it means: A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality. Full definition →

First used 21st c.Danish hygge ← Norwegian Nynorsk hygge ← Norwegian Bokmål hygge
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  1. Norwegian Bokmål · borrowed fromhygge
  2. Norwegian Nynorsk · borrowed fromhygge
  3. Danish · borrowed fromhygge
  4. English todayhygge

Borrowed from Danish hygge, Norwegian Nynorsk hygge or Norwegian Bokmål hygge.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 21st c. A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.
  • from 21st c. Cosy, convivial.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.