Where does “differensrække” come from?
differensrække (Danish) comes from Danish række, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
differensrække (Danish): arithmetic progression
Definitions
- arithmetic progression
Ancestry of “differensrække”, step by step
differensrække traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish række
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | række | row; series; line |
| 2 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Danish differens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | differens | difference |