Where does “berettigelse” come from?

berettigelse (Danish) comes from Danish berettige, from German berechtigen, from Middle Low German berichten.

berettigelse (Danish): eligibility

Definitions

  1. eligibility

Ancestry of “berettigelse”, step by step

berettigelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish berettige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishberettigeto entitle give right to
2Germanberechtigento entitle; to authorize
3Middle Low Germanberichten—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Middle Low German berichten →Every word from German berechtigen →Every word from Danish berettige →