Where does “hembiträde” come from?

hembiträde (Swedish) comes from Swedish biträde, from Swedish biträda, from Swedish träda, from Middle Low German treden, from Old Saxon tredan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

hembiträde (Swedish): housemaid, housekeeper, domestic servant

Definitions

  1. housemaid, housekeeper, domestic servant

Ancestry of “hembiträde”, step by step

hembiträde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish biträde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiträdeassistance, help, advice; an assistant, a deputy
2Swedishbiträdato assist
3Swedishträdafallow
4Middle Low Germantreden—
5Old Saxontredanto tread
6Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
7Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

via Swedish hem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
2Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
3Swedishtentamenan examination
4Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tredan →