Where does “medhjelper” come from?
medhjelper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Danish medlyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- — to cover; to incline.
medhjelper (Norwegian Bokmål): an assistant
Ancestry of “medhjelper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 3 | Danish | medlyd | consonant |
| 4 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 5 | Old Danish | liud | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |