Where does “politibetjent” come from?

politibetjent (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål politi, from Danish politi, from Middle Low German politīe.

politibetjent (Norwegian Bokmål): a police officer

Definitions

  1. a police officer

Ancestry of “politibetjent”, step by step

politibetjent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål politi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolitipolice; a policeman
2Danishpolitipolice
3Middle Low Germanpolitīe—

via Norwegian Bokmål betjent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetjentpast participle of betjene
Every word from Middle Low German politīe →Every word from Danish politi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål politi →