Where does “hustru” come from?
hustru (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hústrú, from Old Norse húsfrú — housewife.
hustru (Norwegian Bokmål): housewife; wife
Ancestry of “hustru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hústrú | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | húsfrú | housewife |