Where does “gradbøje” come from?
gradbøje (Danish) comes from Danish Bøje, from Middle Low German boie, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
gradbøje (Danish): to inflect with respect to degree; to relativize,...
Definitions
- to inflect with respect to degree; to relativize,...
Ancestry of “gradbøje”, step by step
gradbøje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish Bøje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Bøje | buoy |
| 2 | Middle Low German | boie | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 4 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 5 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |