Where does “bedemand” come from?

bedemand (Danish) comes from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

bedemand (Danish): funeral director, mortician, undertaker

Definitions

  1. funeral director, mortician, undertaker

Ancestry of “bedemand”, step by step

bedemand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbedebeet; wether; to ask, request
2Middle Low Germanbēye
3LatinbētaA beet
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Latin -ina
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