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Where does “bedring” come from?

bedring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bedre, 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.

bedring (Norwegian Bokmål): improvement; convalescence; recovery

Definitions

  1. improvement; convalescence; recovery

Ancestry of “bedring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbedrecomparative degree of god: better; comparative...
2Danishbedrecomparative degree of god - better
3Old Danishbætræ—
4Old Norsebetricomparative degree of góðr, better
5Proto-Germanicbatizôcomparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree...
6Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
7Proto-Germanicgadaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
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