OpprinnelseFrom German desto.
- even, all the more
“Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer.” — Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.
- the, more
“Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det.” — The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
Bøyningerfunctioning as a conjunction(also)