Where does “besteforelder” come from?

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

besteforelder (Norwegian Bokmål): a grandparent

Definitions

  1. a grandparent

Ancestry of “besteforelder”, step by step

besteforelder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål beste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbesteinflection of god: ## definite singular...
2Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
3Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
4Old Norsemóðirmother
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Norwegian Bokmål forelder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforeldera parent
2Old Norseforellri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →