Where does “krevende” come from?

krevende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kreve, from Old Norse krefja, from Proto-Germanic krafjaną — to demand.

krevende (Norwegian Bokmål): demanding; present participle of kreve

Definitions

  1. demanding; present participle of kreve

Ancestry of “krevende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkreveto demand; to require; to claim
2Old Norsekrefjato demand
3Proto-Germanickrafjanąto demand

Words derived from “krevende”

Every word from Proto-Germanic krafjaną →Every word from Old Norse krefja →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål kreve →