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 — fool.

dårhus (Swedish): a madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a...

Definitions

  1. a madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a...

Ancestry of “dårhus”, step by step

dårhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dåre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdårea fool, a madman, a lunatic
2Old Swedishdāre—
3Old Norsedári—
4Middle Low Germandȫre—
5Old Saxon*dōro—
6Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

via Swedish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
2Old Swedish[[hus—
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “dårhus”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō →Every word from Old Saxon *dōro →Every word from Middle Low German dȫre →