Where does “tilbakebetale” come from?

tilbakebetale (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tilbake, from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tilbakebetale (Norwegian Bokmål): to repay or pay back; to refund or reimburse

Definitions

  1. to repay or pay back; to refund or reimburse

Ancestry of “tilbakebetale”, step by step

tilbakebetale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tilbake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilbakeback
2Norwegian Bokmåltilto
3Norwegian Bokmålfluktflight, escape
4Middle Low Germanvlucht—
5Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
6Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål betale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetaleto pay
2Middle Low Germanbetalen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →