Where does “besvare” come from?
besvare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål be, from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
besvare (Norwegian Bokmål): to answer, reply to
Definitions
- to answer, reply to
Ancestry of “besvare”, step by step
besvare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | be | to pray; to ask something of someone |
| 2 | Danish | bede | beet; wether; to ask, request |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bēye | — |
| 4 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Danish svare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | svare | to answer, reply, respond; to retort; to respond,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svara | to sound; to answer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål svare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | svare | to reply, answer |