Where does “bety” come from?

bety (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bety, from Danish betyde, from Middle Low German beduden.

bety (Norwegian Nynorsk): to mean; lead to; imply; mean

Definitions

  1. to mean; lead to; imply; mean

Ancestry of “bety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetyto mean; signify; denote; represent; give to...
2Danishbetydeto mean
3Middle Low Germanbeduden—
Every word from Middle Low German beduden →Every word from Danish betyde →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bety →