Where does “dødsforagt” come from?
dødsforagt (Danish) comes from Danish foragt, from Middle Low German voracht, from Proto-West Germanic firiahtu, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
dødsforagt (Danish): contempt for death
Ancestry of “dødsforagt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | foragt | contempt, scorn, disdain |
| 2 | Middle Low German | voracht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | firiahtu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | firi- | around; through, across; expresses intensive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per(i) | through, across; leading across |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |