Where does “medfødt” come from?
medfødt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
medfødt (Norwegian Bokmål): inborn; congenital
Definitions
- inborn; congenital
Ancestry of “medfødt”, step by step
medfødt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 3 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål født
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | født | past participle of føde; born |