Where does “ånde” come from?
ånde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ånde, from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi, from Proto-Germanic anadô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
ånde (Norwegian Bokmål): breath; to breathe
Ancestry of “ånde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | ånde | breath; breathe |
| 2 | Old Danish | andæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | andi | breath; aspiration; spirit, soul 1871, C.R.... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anadô | breath; spirit; zeal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |