Where does “källjungfru” come from?
källjungfru (Swedish) comes from Swedish jungfru, from Old Norse jungfrú, from Middle Low German junkvrūwe, from Middle Low German vrūwe, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
källjungfru (Swedish): nymph
Definitions
- nymph
Ancestry of “källjungfru”, step by step
källjungfru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jungfru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jungfru | a young woman, a young lady; a virgin; a girl, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | jungfrú | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | junkvrūwe | maiden |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrūwe | lady |
| 5 | Old Saxon | frūa | lady |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish källa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 3 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |