Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “beste” come from?

beste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mør, from Norwegian Bokmål moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

beste (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of god: ## definite singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of god: ## definite singular...

Ancestry of “beste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
2Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “beste”

  • bestevenn
  • besteforelder
  • bestevenninne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →