Where does “abbedverdighet” come from?
abbedverdighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål abbed, from Old Norse ábóti, from Old English abbod, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- — father.
abbedverdighet (Norwegian Bokmål): abbotship
Definitions
- abbotship
Ancestry of “abbedverdighet”, step by step
abbedverdighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål abbed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | abbed | an abbot |
| 2 | Old Norse | ábóti | — |
| 3 | Old English | abbod | abbot |
| 4 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 7 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via Norwegian Bokmål verdighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verdighet | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | verdig | worthy; dignified |
| 3 | Old Norse | verðugr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verðr | meal; worth; worthy, deserving |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |