Where does “bibelfortolker” come from?
bibelfortolker (Danish) comes from Danish fortolker, from Norwegian Bokmål fortolke, from Middle Low German vortolken, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
bibelfortolker (Danish): a bible literalist
Definitions
- a bible literalist
Ancestry of “bibelfortolker”, step by step
bibelfortolker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fortolker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fortolker | an interpreter |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fortolke | to interpret |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vortolken | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish bibel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bibel | Bible |
| 2 | Latin | Biblia | the Bible |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |