","apleasantandhighlyvaluedeverydayexperienceofsafety,equality,personalwholenessandaspontaneoussocialflow".
Byvention,thewgeisthoughttinatefromaDanishwordmeaning"toinstillce,givefort,joy."Hyggestemsfromhyggja,whichmeans"tothink"inOldNorse.HyggeisderivedfromtheOldNorsehugr,terhug,whichmeansthesoul,mind,sciousness.
MeikWiking,theauthorofTheLittleBookofHygge,createdtheHyggeMao,whichquantifieshyggeintotenideals:atmosphere,presence,pleasure,equality,gratitude,fort,togetherness,harmony,trudshelter.