Where does “tofamilieshus” come from?

tofamilieshus (Danish) comes from Danish familie, from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tofamilieshus (Danish): two-family house

Definitions

  1. two-family house

Ancestry of “tofamilieshus”, step by step

tofamilieshus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfamiliefamily
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Danish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishto thaw, melt; thaw, a warmth of weather
2Old Norsetveirtwo
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-Every word from Proto-Italic famelos
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