Where does “dårhus” come from?
dårhus (Swedish) comes from Swedish dåre, from Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dȫre, from Old Saxon *dōro, from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō.
dårhus (Swedish): a madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a...
Definitions
- a madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a...
Ancestry of “dårhus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | dåre | a fool, a madman, a lunatic |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dāre | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dári | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dȫre | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *dōro | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauʀō | — |
Words derived from “dårhus”