Where does “prestinne” come from?

prestinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål inne, from Old Norse inni.

prestinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a priestess

Definitions

  1. a priestess

Ancestry of “prestinne”, step by step

prestinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål inne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—

via Norwegian Bokmål prest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpresta priest, minister
Every word from Old Norse inni →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål inne →