velfærd

Danish

/vɛlfɛːˀr/

noun
Definitions
  • welfare a person's or a group's well-being in relation to economy, happiness, and physical and mental health
  • (obsolete) prosperity, wealth

Etymology

Com from Danish vel (well, welfare, weal, wellbeing) + Danish færd (travel, voyage, journey)inherited from Old Norse velferð (prosperity).

Origin

Old Norse

velferð

Gloss

prosperity

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