Where does “bestevenn” come from?

bestevenn (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.

bestevenn (Norwegian Bokmål): best friend

Definitions

  1. best friend

Ancestry of “bestevenn”, step by step

bestevenn 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 venn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvenna friend
2Old Norsevinrfriend
3Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →