Where does “hovedafdeling” come from?
hovedafdeling (Danish) comes from Danish afdeling, from German Abteilung, from German abteilen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
hovedafdeling (Danish): main department, head office, main branch
Definitions
- main department, head office, main branch
Ancestry of “hovedafdeling”, step by step
hovedafdeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afdeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afdeling | part; section; division |
| 2 | German | Abteilung | department; division; battalion |
| 3 | German | abteilen | to divide, to split apart, to sunder, to section |
| 4 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 5 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Danish hoved
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |