Where does “myltestrehus” come from?

myltestrehus (Old English) comes from Old English myltestre, from Latin meretrīx, from Latin -trīx, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

myltestrehus (Old English): brothel

Definitions

  1. brothel

Ancestry of “myltestrehus”, step by step

myltestrehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English myltestre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyltestrea whore, prostitute
2Latinmeretrīxa female prostitute or courtesan
3Latin-trīxess, -ress, -trix
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin -trīx →