Where does “befrier” come from?

befrier (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål befri, from Middle Low German bevrien.

befrier (Danish): liberator, rescuer

Definitions

  1. liberator, rescuer

Ancestry of “befrier”, step by step

befrier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål befri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbefrito free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver
2Middle Low Germanbevrien—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Middle Low German bevrien →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål befri →