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Where does “bidrag” come from?

bidrag (Danish) comes from Danish bidrage, from German beitragen, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

bidrag (Danish): A contribution; A subscription; Input

Definitions

  1. A contribution; A subscription; Input

Ancestry of “bidrag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbidrage—
2Germanbeitragento contribute to
3Germanbei-additionally; for support, supportively; in...
4Germanbeiby; near; at; for; at; in
5Middle High Germanbī—
6Old High Germanbīby, at
7Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bidrag”

  • brugerbidrag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →