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Where does “betala” come from?

betala (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish betala, from Middle Low German betalen.

betala (Swedish): to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or...

Definitions

  1. to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or...

Ancestry of “betala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbetala—
2Middle Low Germanbetalen—

Words derived from “betala”

  • betalning
  • betalare
Every word from Middle Low German betalen →