Where does “bostadshus” come from?
bostadshus (Swedish) comes from Swedish bostad, from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia — to turn, to bend.
bostadshus (Swedish): a residential building
Definitions
- a residential building
Ancestry of “bostadshus”, step by step
bostadshus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bostad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bostad | a home, a house, an apartment |
| 2 | Swedish | Bo | to live, to dwell, to reside |
| 3 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 4 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 5 | French | bouée | buoy (nautical: a moored float) |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 7 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 8 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 11 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |