Where does “bestemor” come from?
bestemor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk beste, from Norwegian Nynorsk mør, from German Mohr, from Middle High German mōr, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bestemor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a grandmother
Definitions
- a grandmother
Ancestry of “bestemor”, step by step
bestemor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk beste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | beste | definite singular of best; plural of best;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mør | tender |
| 3 | German | Mohr | blackamoor, negro; Moor |
| 4 | Middle High German | mōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 6 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 7 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 8 | Old French | More | — |
| 9 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |