Where does “jomfrubur” come from?

jomfrubur (Danish) comes from Danish jomfru, from Middle Low German junkvrūwe, from Middle Low German vrūwe, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

jomfrubur (Danish): rooms or houses where young unmarried women lived

Definitions

  1. rooms or houses where young unmarried women lived

Ancestry of “jomfrubur”, step by step

jomfrubur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jomfru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjomfruvirgin; maiden; Virgo
2Middle Low Germanjunkvrūwemaiden
3Middle Low Germanvrūwelady
4Old Saxonfrūalady
5Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish bur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishburcage
2Old Norsebúr—
3Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European proHwo- →