Where does “vandrarhem” come from?

vandrarhem (Swedish) comes from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

vandrarhem (Swedish): youth hostel

Definitions

  1. youth hostel

Ancestry of “vandrarhem”, step by step

vandrarhem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Swedish vandrare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvandrarewanderer
2Swedishvandrato wander, to hike
3Old Swedishvandra—
4Middle Low Germanwanderen—
5Old Saxon*wandarōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Latin tentamen →