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Where does “beherske” come from?

beherske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German beherrschen, from German herrschen, from Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn.

beherske (Norwegian Bokmål): to master

Definitions

  1. to master

Ancestry of “beherske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeherrschento master; to dominate; to restrain oneself
2Germanherrschento rule, to reign, to have dominion; to prevail,...
3Middle High Germanhērschen—
4Old High Germanhērisōn—
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