Where does “jomfruelig” come from?

jomfruelig (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.

jomfruelig (Danish): virgin not having had sex

Definitions

  1. virgin not having had sex

Ancestry of “jomfruelig”, step by step

jomfruelig 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 lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European proHwo- →
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