Where does “kahytsjomfru” come from?

kahytsjomfru (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.

kahytsjomfru (Danish): a stewardess (on a ship)

Definitions

  1. a stewardess (on a ship)

Ancestry of “kahytsjomfru”, step by step

kahytsjomfru 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 kahyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkahyta cabin on a ship
2Frenchcahuteshack, hut
3Dutchkajuitcabin on a ship
4Middle Dutchkayhute—
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