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Where does “vente” come from?

vente (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.

vente (Norwegian Bokmål): that which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...

Definitions

  1. that which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...

Ancestry of “vente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevænta—
2Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—

Words derived from “vente”

  • ventende
  • påvente
  • forvente
  • ventetid
  • venter
  • forventning
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