bevåg

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German bewach, bewech (“deliberation”). Likely further influenced by våga (“dare”, verb), thus by surface analysis, be- (“en-”) +‎ våga (“dare”).[1] Cognate with German bewegen. First attested in 1620.

Noun

bevåg

  1. only used in på eget bevåg

References

  1. ^ bevåg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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