Where does “bedreværd” come from?
bedreværd (Danish) comes from Danish bedre, from Old Danish bætræ, from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
bedreværd (Danish): superiority being or feeling more valuable than other people
Definitions
- superiority being or feeling more valuable than other people
Ancestry of “bedreværd”, step by step
bedreværd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bedre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bedre | comparative degree of god - better |
| 2 | Old Danish | bætræ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | betri | comparative degree of góðr, better |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |