Where does “hustru” come from?

hustru (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hústrú, from Old Norse húsfrú — housewife.

hustru (Norwegian Bokmål): housewife; wife

Definitions

  1. housewife; wife

Ancestry of “hustru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehústrú—
2Old Norsehúsfrúhousewife
Every word from Old Norse húsfrú →Every word from Old Norse hústrú →
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