Where does “hoffdame” come from?
hoffdame (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dame, from Old Norse damma, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
hoffdame (Norwegian Bokmål): a lady-in-waiting
Definitions
- a lady-in-waiting
Ancestry of “hoffdame”, step by step
hoffdame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dame | a lady, woman; a girlfriend; a queen |
| 2 | Old Norse | damma | — |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Norwegian Bokmål hoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hoff | a court |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hof | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hof | dwelling, hovel, house; court, hall; a hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 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 |