Where does “antagelse” come from?
antagelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål anta, from Danish antage, from German annehmen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
antagelse (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of antakelse
Definitions
- alternative form of antakelse
Ancestry of “antagelse”, step by step
antagelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål anta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | anta | to assume, presume; to accept, approve |
| 2 | Danish | antage | assume, presume |
| 3 | German | annehmen | to assume, to suppose; to receive; to accept |
| 4 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 5 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |