Where does “ventende” come from?

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

ventende (Norwegian Bokmål): expectant; waiting; present participle of vente

Definitions

  1. expectant; waiting; present participle of vente

Ancestry of “ventende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålventethat which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną →Every word from Old Norse vænta →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål vente →