Where does “motbevise” come from?

motbevise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mot, from Danish mod, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

motbevise (Norwegian Bokmål): to disprove, to refute

Definitions

  1. to disprove, to refute

Ancestry of “motbevise”, step by step

motbevise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Danishmodcourage; mood; against
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Bokmål bevise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbeviseto prove
2Middle Low Germanbewisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →