Where does “oppbevaring” come from?
oppbevaring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oppbevare, from Norwegian Bokmål bevare, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic biwarōną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
oppbevaring (Norwegian Bokmål): storage, safekeeping
Ancestry of “oppbevaring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | oppbevare | to keep, preserve, save, store |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bevare | to preserve, keep, save, conserve |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bewaren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biwarōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |