Where does “rejsebureau” come from?
rejsebureau (Danish) comes from Danish bureau, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rejsebureau (Danish): travel agency
Definitions
- travel agency
Ancestry of “rejsebureau”, step by step
rejsebureau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bureau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bureau | office, bureau, agency |
| 2 | French | bureau | desk; office; ticket office |
| 3 | Middle French | burel | — |
| 4 | Old French | burel | frieze; a garment made out of frieze |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |