Where does “bestevenninne” come from?

bestevenninne (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.

bestevenninne (Norwegian Bokmål): best friend

Definitions

  1. best friend

Ancestry of “bestevenninne”, step by step

bestevenninne 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 venninne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvenninnea friend; a girlfriend or girl friend
2Norwegian Bokmålvenna friend
3Old Norsevinrfriend
4Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →