Where does “tilståelse” come from?

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

tilståelse (Danish): admission, confession

Definitions

  1. admission, confession

Ancestry of “tilståelse”, step by step

tilståelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

via Danish tilstå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilståto admit, confess
2Middle Low Germantostan—
Every word from Danish Elisabeth →Every word from Danish Else →