Where does “bedre” come from?
bedre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bedre, from Old Danish bætræ, from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
bedre (Norwegian Bokmål): comparative degree of god: better; comparative...
Definitions
- comparative degree of god: better; comparative...
Ancestry of “bedre”, step by step
bedre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bedre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bedre | comparative degree of god - better |
| 2 | Old Danish | bætræ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | betri | comparative degree of góðr, better |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
via Old Norse betra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | betra | — |