Where does “hembygdsgård” come from?
hembygdsgård (Swedish) comes from Swedish hembygd, from Swedish bygd, from Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
hembygdsgård (Swedish): an (often historic) house or homestead or the like (see gård) set up to highlight and promote local culture (for a town or other locality), often containing a museum and run by a hembygdsförening; a heritage center, (depending on setup) a homestead museum, an open air museum, a folk museum, a commun
Definitions
- an (often historic) house or homestead or the like (see gård) set up to highlight and promote local culture (for a town or other locality), often containing a museum and run by a hembygdsförening; a heritage center, (depending on setup) a homestead museum, an open air museum, a folk museum, a commun
Ancestry of “hembygdsgård”, step by step
hembygdsgård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hembygd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hembygd | a village or broader (rural) area where one grew up |
| 2 | Swedish | bygd | a village; a region, a country district |
| 3 | Old Swedish | byghþ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | byggð | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Swedish gård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 2 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |