Where does “hængekøje” come from?
hængekøje (Danish) comes from Danish køje, from Dutch kooi, from Middle Dutch coye, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
hængekøje (Danish): hammock
Definitions
- hammock
Ancestry of “hængekøje”, step by step
hængekøje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish køje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | køje | berth; a bed attached to the wall and foldable |
| 2 | Dutch | kooi | cage; bunk |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | coye | — |
| 4 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 5 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Danish hænge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hænge | to hang |
| 2 | Old Norse | hengja | to hang; suspend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |