Where does “husholderske” come from?
husholderske (Danish) comes from Danish husholder, from Norwegian Bokmål hushold, from Norwegian Bokmål hold, from Norwegian Bokmål holde, from Danish holde, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
husholderske (Danish): a (female) housekeeper
Definitions
- a (female) housekeeper
Ancestry of “husholderske”, step by step
husholderske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish husholder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | husholder | a (female) housekeeper |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | hushold | a household |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | hold | imperative of holde |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | holde | to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep |
| 5 | Danish | holde | to hold; to keep; to last |
| 6 | Old Norse | halda | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Danish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ske | be; happen, occur; take place |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |