bety

Norwegian Nynorsk

/beːty/

pronu-note

Definitions

to mean (to convey meaning)
lead to; imply
mean (to be important to)

Etymology

Derived from Norwegian Bokmål bety derived from Middle Low German beduden.

Origin

Middle Low German

beduden

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bety Norwegian Bokmål
betydelig Norwegian Bokmål
tyde Norwegian Bokmål
betyda Swedish
betydelse Swedish
betydlig Swedish
tyda Swedish
betydning Danish
beduden Middle Low German
bethydha Old Swedish