Where does “afprøvning” come from?
afprøvning (Danish) comes from Danish afprøve, from Danish prøve, from Middle Low German prōve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
afprøvning (Danish): invigilation
Ancestry of “afprøvning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | afprøve | — |
| 2 | Danish | prøve | trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prōve | — |
| 4 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 5 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | — |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |