Where does “kjerringråd” come from?
kjerringråd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål råd, from Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic radō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
kjerringråd (Norwegian Bokmål): a home remedy
Definitions
- a home remedy
Ancestry of “kjerringråd”, step by step
kjerringråd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål råd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | råd | advice; a council; imperative of råde |
| 2 | Old Norse | rǫð | row |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | radō | row; line; series |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjerring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjerring | old woman; wife; girl, lady |
| 2 | Old Norse | kerling | woman, wife; old woman |
| 3 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |