Where does “bønemøte” come from?
bønemøte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk møte, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
bønemøte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a prayer meeting
Definitions
- a prayer meeting
Ancestry of “bønemøte”, step by step
bønemøte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk møte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | møte | a meeting; an encounter; to meet |
| 2 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 3 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 4 | Old French | mode | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bøn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bøn | alternative form of bønn |
| 2 | Old Norse | bǿn | request |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōniz | supplication, prayer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |