Where does “prestebolig” come from?

prestebolig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bolig, from Norwegian Bokmål Bø, from Danish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.

prestebolig (Norwegian Bokmål): a vicarage

Definitions

  1. a vicarage

Ancestry of “prestebolig”, step by step

prestebolig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bolig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboliga dwelling, residence, abode
2Norwegian Bokmålmerged in 2020 with Sauherad under the name of Midt-Telemark (kommune)
3DanishBoestate the property of a deceased person
4Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
5Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
6Malaybuahfruit
7Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
8Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
9Old Portuguesedona
10Late Latindomnalady, mistress
11Latindominalady or mistress of the house
12LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
13Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
14Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
15Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
16Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål prest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpresta priest, minister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-