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Where does “julemanden” come from?

julemanden (Danish) comes from Danish -en, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

julemanden (Danish): definite singular of julemand

Definitions

  1. definite singular of julemand

Ancestry of “julemanden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-enForms the singular definite form of nouns of the...
2French-ène-ene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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