Where does “forfatningsbrud” come from?

forfatningsbrud (Danish) comes from Danish forfatning, from Norwegian Bokmål forfatte, from Norwegian Bokmål for-, from Middle Low German vorvaten — to compose, write.

forfatningsbrud (Danish): breach of constitution; act prohibited by...

Definitions

  1. breach of constitution; act prohibited by...

Ancestry of “forfatningsbrud”, step by step

forfatningsbrud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forfatning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforfatningconstitution
2Norwegian Bokmålforfatteto compose, write, author
3Norwegian Bokmålfor-previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
4Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write

via Danish brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrudbride; least weasel; break, breach
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Middle Low German vorvatenEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål for-Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forfatte