Where does “Ehefru” come from?
Ehefru (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle High German -ehe, from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ehefru (Plautdietsch): wife, married woman
Definitions
- wife, married woman
Ancestry of “Ehefru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | -ehe | — |
| 2 | Esperanto | -e | -ly; the ending for correlatives of place |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |