Where does “drømmehus” come from?
drømmehus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drømme, from Danish drømme, from Old Norse dreyma, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.
drømmehus (Norwegian Bokmål): a dream house
Definitions
- a dream house
Ancestry of “drømmehus”, step by step
drømmehus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål drømme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | drømme | to dream |
| 2 | Danish | drømme | to dream; indefinite plural of drøm |
| 3 | Old Norse | dreyma | to dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Danish hus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hus | house; building; block of flats, cottage |
| 2 | Old Danish | hus | house |
| 3 | Old Norse | hús | house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Norwegian Bokmål hus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hus | a house; imperative of huse |