Where does “åldringshem” come from?

åldringshem (Swedish) comes from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

åldringshem (Swedish): an old people's home, care home, nursing home

Definitions

  1. an old people's home, care home, nursing home

Ancestry of “åldringshem”, step by step

åldringshem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
2Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
3Swedishtentamenan examination
4Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

via Norwegian Bokmål aldring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaldringaging
2Swedishålderage; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
3Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
4Old Norsealdrage
5Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →