Where does “andelsbolig” come from?

andelsbolig (Danish) comes from Danish andel, from Middle Low German andel.

andelsbolig (Danish): a home (usually an apartment) owned by a housing cooperative (andelsboligforening)

Definitions

  1. a home (usually an apartment) owned by a housing cooperative (andelsboligforening)

Ancestry of “andelsbolig”, step by step

andelsbolig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish andel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishandelshare, part, proportion
2Middle Low Germanandel

via Danish bolig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishboligresidence; home, residence, dwelling, place where...
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