Where does “angivelse” come from?

angivelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish Else, from Danish Elisabeth — Elizabeth biblical figure.

Ancestry of “angivelse”, step by step

angivelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

via Danish angive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishangiveto indicate, point out
2Middle Low Germanangeven—

Words derived from “angivelse”

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