Where does “brødfrugttræ” come from?
brødfrugttræ (Danish) comes from Danish brødfrugt, from Danish frugt, from Old Norse fruktr, from Middle Low German vrucht, from Old Saxon fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον — to give.
brødfrugttræ (Danish): jackfruit tree
Definitions
- jackfruit tree
Ancestry of “brødfrugttræ”, step by step
brødfrugttræ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish brødfrugt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | brødfrugt | jackfruit fruit |
| 2 | Danish | frugt | fruit |
| 3 | Old Norse | fruktr | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrucht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fruht | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 7 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Danish træ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | træ | tree; wood, timber |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |