Where does “forårsregn” come from?
forårsregn (Danish) comes from Danish forår, from Danish for-, from Old Norse for-, 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.
forårsregn (Danish): spring rain
Definitions
- spring rain
Ancestry of “forårsregn”, step by step
forårsregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forår | spring |
| 2 | Danish | for- | Makes verbs from adjectives meaning "to cause to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 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 |