Where does “bedehus” come from?

bedehus (Danish) comes from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

bedehus (Danish): house of worship

Definitions

  1. house of worship

Ancestry of “bedehus”, step by step

bedehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbedebeet; wether; to ask, request
2Middle Low Germanbēye—
3LatinbētaA beet
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →