Where does “hustrubidrag” come from?

hustrubidrag (Danish) comes from Danish bidrag, from Danish bidrage, from German beitragen, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.

hustrubidrag (Danish): alimony court-ordered allowance fee

Definitions

  1. alimony court-ordered allowance fee

Ancestry of “hustrubidrag”, step by step

hustrubidrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bidrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishbidragA contribution; A subscription; Input
2Danishbidrageto contribute
3Germanbeitragento contribute to
4Germanbei-additionally; for support, supportively; in...
5Germanbeiby; near; at; for; at; in
6Middle High German
7Old High Germanby, at
8Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
9Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish hustru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhustruwife
2Old Danishhusfrugh
3Old Norsehústrú
4Old Norsehúsfrúhousewife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts