Where does “betegnelse” come from?

betegnelse (Danish) comes from Danish Else, from Danish Elisabeth — Elizabeth biblical figure.

betegnelse (Danish): name, appellation, designation; term; symbol

Definitions

  1. name, appellation, designation; term; symbol

Ancestry of “betegnelse”, step by step

betegnelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

via Danish betegne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbetegnedesignate, denote
2Middle Low Germanbetekenen—

Words derived from “betegnelse”

Every word from Danish Elisabeth →Every word from Danish Else →