Where does “forhåndsbetale” come from?

forhåndsbetale (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forhånd, from Norwegian Bokmål før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

forhåndsbetale (Norwegian Bokmål): to prepay, pay in advance

Definitions

  1. to prepay, pay in advance

Ancestry of “forhåndsbetale”, step by step

forhåndsbetale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forhånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforhåndforehand
2Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
3Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
4Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Norwegian Bokmål betale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetaleto pay
2Middle Low Germanbetalen—

Words derived from “forhåndsbetale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →