Where does “velbegrunnet” come from?
velbegrunnet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vel, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
velbegrunnet (Norwegian Bokmål): well-founded, soundly based
Definitions
- well-founded, soundly based
Ancestry of “velbegrunnet”, step by step
velbegrunnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vel | well |
| 2 | Old Norse | vél | artifice, craft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīlą | craft, deceit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Norwegian Bokmål begrunnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | begrunnet | inflection of begrunne: ## simple past ## past... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | begrunne | to justify; state the reasons for; give the... |
| 3 | German | begründen | to make an argument for something, to justify, to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | begründen | to found", "solidify |