Where does “jomfruhinne” come from?
jomfruhinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jomfru, from Old Norse jungfrú, from Middle Low German junkvrūwe, from Middle Low German vrūwe, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
jomfruhinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a hymen
Ancestry of “jomfruhinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jomfru | a virgin; a historical form of address for an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | jungfrú | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | junkvrūwe | maiden |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrūwe | lady |
| 5 | Old Saxon | frūa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |