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
- bedlamite
Ancestry of “dårhushjon”, step by step
dårhushjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dårhus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dårhus | a madhouse, a nuthouse, a lunatic asylum, a... |
| 2 | Swedish | dåre | a fool, a madman, a lunatic |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dāre | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dári | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dȫre | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *dōro | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauʀō | fool |
via Swedish hjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hjon | household member |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hion | household member |
| 3 | Old Norse | [[hjón]], [[hjún]], [[hjú]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hīwōnō | married couple, household |