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Where does “forening” come from?

forening (Danish) comes from Danish forene, from German vereinen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

forening (Danish): union; association; society

Definitions

  1. union; association; society

Ancestry of “forening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforeneunite
2GermanvereinenTo unite; To join; To combine
3GermanVer-—
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forening”

  • patientforening
  • foreningsmængde
  • fagforening
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