Where does “herskab” come from?

herskab (Danish) comes from Old Norse hýski, from Proto-Germanic hīwiskiją, from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

herskab (Danish): lordship

Definitions

  1. lordship

Ancestry of “herskab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehýskidomestic unit, household
2Proto-Germanichīwiskijąhousehold
3Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “herskab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →