Where does “påvente” come from?

påvente (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vente, from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.

påvente (Norwegian Bokmål): i påvente av - in expectation / anticipation of

Definitions

  1. i påvente av - in expectation / anticipation of

Ancestry of “påvente”, step by step

påvente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålventethat which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...
2Old Norsevænta
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną

via Norwegian Bokmål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålon; on, against, touching; hanging from or being...
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēnatjanąEvery word from Old Norse væntaEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål vente
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