Where does “subsublandlord” come from?
subsublandlord (English) comes from English sublandlord, from English landlord, from Middle English landlord, from Old English landhlāford, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Ancestry of “subsublandlord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sublandlord | One who is let a residence by a landlord and... |
| 2 | English | landlord | A person who owns and rents land such as a house,... |
| 3 | Middle English | landlord | — |
| 4 | Old English | landhlāford | landlord, lord of a manor |
| 5 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 6 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 7 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 8 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 9 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 12 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |