Where does “boligområde” come from?

boligområde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bolig, from Norwegian Bokmål Bø, from Danish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.

boligområde (Norwegian Bokmål): a residential area

Definitions

  1. a residential area

Ancestry of “boligområde”, step by step

boligområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bolig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboliga dwelling, residence, abode
2Norwegian Bokmålmerged in 2020 with Sauherad under the name of Midt-Telemark (kommune)
3DanishBoestate the property of a deceased person
4Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
5Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
6Malaybuahfruit
7Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
8Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
9Old Portuguesedona
10Late Latindomnalady, mistress
11Latindominalady or mistress of the house
12LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
13Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
14Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
15Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
16Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål område

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålområdean area
2Swedishområdea sphere; an area
3Swedishömsore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;...
4Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-