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Where does “bety” come from?

bety (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish betyde, from Middle Low German beduden.

bety (Norwegian Bokmål): to mean; signify; denote; represent; give to...

Definitions

  1. to mean; signify; denote; represent; give to...

Ancestry of “bety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbetydeto mean
2Middle Low Germanbeduden—

Words derived from “bety”

  • ubetydelig
  • betydelig
  • bety
Every word from Middle Low German beduden →