Where does “ødegård” come from?
ødegård (Danish) comes from Danish øde, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic auþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ødegård (Danish): derelict farm especially in Sweden
Definitions
- derelict farm especially in Sweden
Ancestry of “ødegård”, step by step
ødegård traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish øde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | øde | desolate, deserted; waste, wilderness; to waste |
| 2 | Old Norse | eyða | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | auþijaną | to make empty; to desolate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish ödegård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ödegård | a deserted farm |
| 2 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 3 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 4 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |