Where does “dagisfröken” come from?
dagisfröken (Swedish) comes from Swedish dagis, from Swedish daghem, from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
dagisfröken (Swedish): a female kindergarten teacher or pedagogue
Definitions
- a female kindergarten teacher or pedagogue
Ancestry of “dagisfröken”, step by step
dagisfröken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dagis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dagis | daycare centre, kindergarten, preschool |
| 2 | Swedish | daghem | a day care center |
| 3 | Swedish | hem | home; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling... |
| 4 | Swedish | tenta | exam, examination; to take an exam |
| 5 | Swedish | tentamen | an examination |
| 6 | Latin | tentamen | an attempt; a literary attempt: an essay |
| 7 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Swedish fröken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fröken | Miss ((title for an) unmarried woman (of any class – see usage notes below)) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrouken | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrūwe | lady |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frūa | lady |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |