Where does “bestyrelse” come from?

bestyrelse (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bestyre, from Dutch besturen, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

bestyrelse (Danish): management group of people in charge of an organization

Definitions

  1. management group of people in charge of an organization

Ancestry of “bestyrelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbestyre
2Dutchbesturento steer; to operate; to drive
3Dutchbe-Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a...
4Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
5Old Dutchbe-
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts