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Where does “børnesygdom” come from?

børnesygdom (Danish) comes from Danish sygdom, from Danish -dom, from Old Danish -dom, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

børnesygdom (Danish): childhood disease; teething troubles

Definitions

  1. childhood disease; teething troubles

Ancestry of “børnesygdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsygdomillness, disease, ailment
2Danish-domIndicates a condition, situation or period;...
3Old Danish-dom—
4Old Norse-dómrForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
5Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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