ægtefælle
Danish
/ɛɡtəfɛlə/
noun
Definitions
- spouse (husband or wife)
Etymology
Compound from Danish ægte (marry, true, real) + Danish fælle (companion, fellow).
Origin
Danish
fælle
Gloss
companion, fellow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fé Old Norse
- félagi Old Norse
- lag Old Norse
- fælle Danish
- navnefælle Danish
- partifælle Danish
- skæbnefælle Danish
- ægte Danish
- ægtemand Danish
- ægthed Danish
- ekta Icelandic
- echt Middle Low German