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Where does “betalingsmiddel” come from?

betalingsmiddel (Danish) comes from Danish betaling, from Danish betale, from Danish be-, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī — on, onto.

betalingsmiddel (Danish): a means of payment, tender

Definitions

  1. a means of payment, tender

Ancestry of “betalingsmiddel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishbetalingA payment, a pay, a remuneration; A fee; A...
2Danishbetaleto pay
3Danishbe-Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense...
4Middle Low Germanbe-Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes...
5Old Saxonbi-A productive prefix usually used to form verbs...
6Old Saxonbīby, near, around
7Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
8Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
9Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
10Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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