Where does “tomannsbolig” come from?
tomannsbolig (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.
tomannsbolig (Norwegian Bokmål): semi-detached house, duplex; maisonette, duplex
Definitions
- semi-detached house, duplex; maisonette, duplex
Ancestry of “tomannsbolig”, step by step
tomannsbolig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bolig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bolig | a dwelling, residence, abode |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Bø | merged in 2020 with Sauherad under the name of Midt-Telemark (kommune) |
| 3 | Danish | Bo | estate the property of a deceased person |
| 4 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 5 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 6 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 7 | Malay | nona | miss, lady (young unmarried woman) |
| 8 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 11 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 12 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 13 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |