Where does “pilgrimsrejse” come from?
pilgrimsrejse (Danish) comes from Danish rejse, from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
pilgrimsrejse (Danish): pilgrimage
Definitions
- pilgrimage
Ancestry of “pilgrimsrejse”, step by step
pilgrimsrejse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rejse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rejse | journey; trip; voyage, passage, crossing |
| 2 | German | reisen | to travel; to fall |
| 3 | Middle High German | reisen | to fall |
| 4 | Old High German | reisōn | to arise, set out, set out on a journey |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 6 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
via Danish pilgrim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pilgrim | pilgrim traveller, especially to religious sites |
| 2 | Old Norse | pílagrímr | pilgrim |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pelegrinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |