Where does “betændelse” come from?

betændelse (Danish) comes from Danish betænde, from Danish tænde, from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

betændelse (Danish): inflammation

Definitions

  1. inflammation

Ancestry of “betændelse”, step by step

betændelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish betænde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbetændeto inflame
2Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
3Old Danishtændæ—
4Old Norsetenda—
5Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
6Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “betændelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →