Where does “ejerlejlighed” come from?

ejerlejlighed (Danish) comes from Danish ejer, from Danish eje, from Old Danish eghæ, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European eik-.

ejerlejlighed (Danish): condominium apartment building in which each unit is owned individually

Definitions

  1. condominium apartment building in which each unit is owned individually

Ancestry of “ejerlejlighed”, step by step

ejerlejlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ejer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishejerowner; present of eje
2Danishejeown; have; possess
3Old Danisheghæ—
4Old Norseeigato have, own; possession; property
5Proto-Germanicaigǭproperty, possessions
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-—

via Danish lejlighed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejlighedapartment, flat
2Middle Low Germanlegelicheit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aigǭ →Every word from Old Norse eiga →