Where does “husholdningssprit” come from?
husholdningssprit (Danish) comes 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.
husholdningssprit (Danish): methylated spirit
Definitions
- methylated spirit
Ancestry of “husholdningssprit”, step by step
husholdningssprit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hushold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hushold | a household |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | hold | imperative of holde |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | holde | to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep |
| 4 | Danish | holde | to hold; to keep; to last |
| 5 | Old Norse | halda | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Danish sprit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sprit | spirits |
| 2 | German | Sprit | petrol, gas |
| 3 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 4 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 5 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 6 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |