Where does “ektefelle” come from?
ektefelle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekte, from Middle Low German echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
ektefelle (Norwegian Bokmål): a spouse
Definitions
- a spouse
Ancestry of “ektefelle”, step by step
ektefelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ekte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekte | true, genuine, real |
| 2 | Middle Low German | echt | lawful, genuine |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēhaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiwahaft | lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haft | captive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål felle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | felle | a trap; someone with whom one has something in... |
| 2 | Old Norse | félagi | one with whom one has joined one's property;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 4 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |