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Where does “bæsje” come from?

bæsje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -e, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bæsje (Norwegian Nynorsk): to poop

Definitions

  1. to poop

Ancestry of “bæsje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-e—
2Old Norse-i—
3Latin-ē—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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