Where does “dette” come from?

dette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse detta, from Proto-Germanic duntijaną, from Proto-Germanic duntiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.

dette (Norwegian Bokmål): this; to fall

Definitions

  1. this; to fall

Ancestry of “dette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedettato drop, fall
2Proto-Germanicduntijaną—
3Proto-Germanicduntizshock, impact, blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰén-surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duntiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic duntijaną →