Where does “forøgelse” come from?

forøgelse (Danish) comes from Danish forøge, from Danish øge, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

forøgelse (Danish): rise

Definitions

  1. rise

Ancestry of “forøgelse”, step by step

forøgelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forøge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforøgeto increase, enhance
2Danishøgeto increase, enhance; to increase
3Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
4Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →