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
| 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 |