Where does “jomfruhinne” come from?

jomfruhinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jomfru, from Old Norse jungfrú, from Middle Low German junkvrūwe, from Middle Low German vrūwe, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

jomfruhinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hymen

Definitions

  1. a hymen

Ancestry of “jomfruhinne”, step by step

jomfruhinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk jomfru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjomfrua virgin; an old maid or spinster; a Virgo
2Old Norsejungfrú—
3Middle Low Germanjunkvrūwemaiden
4Middle Low Germanvrūwelady
5Old Saxonfrūalady
6Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Nynorsk hinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhinnea membrane; a thin layer of something, film, skin
2Old Norsehinnafilm, membrane; genitive plural of hinn
3Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
4Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
5Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European proHwo- →