Where does “dødsbo” come from?
dødsbo (Danish) comes from Danish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.
dødsbo (Danish): an estate (of a deceased person, consisting of property and liabilities)
Definitions
- an estate (of a deceased person, consisting of property and liabilities)
Ancestry of “dødsbo”, step by step
dødsbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish Bo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Bo | estate the property of a deceased person |
| 2 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 3 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 4 | French | bouée | buoy (nautical: a moored float) |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 6 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 7 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 10 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |