Where does “dåpsbefaling” come from?
dåpsbefaling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dåpsbefaling, from Norwegian Bokmål -s-, from Old Norse -s.
Ancestry of “dåpsbefaling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dåpsbefaling | the part of the Great Commission instructing Christians to baptize |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -s- | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -s | — |