Where does “hlæfdige” come from?
hlæfdige (Old English) comes from Old English hlāf, from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
hlæfdige (Old English): a lady, the mistress of a household; noblewoman;...
Definitions
- a lady, the mistress of a household; noblewoman;...
Ancestry of “hlæfdige”, step by step
hlæfdige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hlāf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hlāf | bread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaib | bread, loaf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Old English dǣġe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dǣġe | maker of dough; maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | daigijǭ | kneader of bread; dairy-maid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |