Where does “bestyrer” come from?
bestyrer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bestyre, from Dutch besturen, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
bestyrer (Norwegian Bokmål): a manager; an administrator; a principal
Definitions
- a manager; an administrator; a principal
Ancestry of “bestyrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bestyre | — |
| 2 | Dutch | besturen | to steer; to operate; to drive |
| 3 | Dutch | be- | Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 5 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |