Where does “efterforske” come from?
efterforske (Danish) comes from Danish forske, from German Forscher, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku.
efterforske (Danish): to investigate, look into, inquire
Definitions
- to investigate, look into, inquire
Ancestry of “efterforske”, step by step
efterforske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forske | to research |
| 2 | German | Forscher | agent noun of forschen; researcher |
| 3 | German | forschen | to research |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via Danish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than; later,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |