Where does “dårhushjon” come from?

dårhushjon (Swedish) comes from Swedish dårhus, 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.

dårhushjon (Swedish): bedlamite

Definitions

  1. bedlamite

Ancestry of “dårhushjon”, step by step

dårhushjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dårhus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdårhusa madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a...
2Swedishdårea fool, a madman, a lunatic
3Old Swedishdāre
4Old Norsedári
5Middle Low Germandȫre
6Old Saxon*dōro
7Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

via Swedish hjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjonhousehold member
2Old Swedishhionhousehold member
3Old Norse[[hjón]], [[hjún]], [[hjú]]
4Proto-Germanic*hīwōnōmarried couple, household
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀōEvery word from Old Saxon *dōroEvery word from Middle Low German dȫre