Where does “beboelighet” come from?

beboelighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish beboelig, from Swedish bebo, from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.

beboelighet (Swedish): habitability, livableness

Definitions

  1. habitability, livableness

Ancestry of “beboelighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbeboeliginhabitable
2Swedishbeboinhabit
3SwedishBoto live, to dwell, to reside
4Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
5Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
6Malaybuahfruit
7Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
8Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
9Old Portuguesedona
10Late Latindomnalady, mistress
11Latindominalady or mistress of the house
12LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
13Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
14Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
15Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
16Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-
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