Where does “hofdame” come from?
hofdame (Dutch) comes from Dutch dame, from Middle Dutch dame, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina — to build; to arrange, to put together.
hofdame (Dutch): lady-in-waiting
Definitions
- lady-in-waiting
Ancestry of “hofdame”, step by step
hofdame traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dame | lady; queen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dame | — |
| 3 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 4 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 5 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Dutch hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hof | court; court of law; short form of gerechtshof;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hof | court, enclosed space; garden; farmstead |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hof | court, farmstead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |