Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “hente” come from?

hente (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse heimta, from Proto-Germanic haimatjaną, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hente (Norwegian Bokmål): to fetch, get, collect; to pick up

Definitions

  1. to fetch, get, collect; to pick up

Ancestry of “hente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheimtato bring home, fetch; bring home; to bring home,...
2Proto-Germanichaimatjanąto bring home; to provide with a home, house
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hente”

  • innhente
  • hentesveis
  • hent
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