Where does “medhjelper” come from?
medhjelper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
medhjelper (Norwegian Bokmål): an assistant
Definitions
- an assistant
Ancestry of “medhjelper”, step by step
medhjelper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 3 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål hjelper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjelper | a helper |