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Where does “bearbeide” come from?

bearbeide (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål be, from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

bearbeide (Norwegian Bokmål): to adapt, edit; to cultivate, till; to work on,...

Definitions

  1. to adapt, edit; to cultivate, till; to work on,...

Ancestry of “bearbeide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbeto pray; to ask something of someone
2Danishbedebeet; wether; to ask, request
3Middle Low Germanbēye—
4Latinbēta—
5Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “bearbeide”

  • bearbeidelse
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