Where does “utbedring” come from?
utbedring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utbedre, from Norwegian Bokmål bedre, from Danish bedre, from Old Danish bætræ, from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną — to join; to unite; to suit.
utbedring (Norwegian Bokmål): improvement; repair
Definitions
- improvement; repair
Ancestry of “utbedring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utbedre | to repair; to improve |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bedre | comparative degree of god: better; comparative... |
| 3 | Danish | bedre | comparative degree of god - better |
| 4 | Old Danish | bætræ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | betri | comparative degree of góðr, better |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |