Where does “venter” come from?
venter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vente, from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.
venter (Norwegian Bokmål): present of vente
Ancestry of “venter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vente | that which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vænta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēnatjaną | — |