Where does “forfremmelse” come from?

forfremmelse (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forfremme, from Norwegian Bokmål fremme, from Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic framjaną, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

forfremmelse (Danish): promotion

Definitions

  1. promotion

Ancestry of “forfremmelse”, step by step

forfremmelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forfremme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforfremmeto promote; to up
2Norwegian Bokmålfremmeto promote
3Old Norsefremjato promote; to accomplish
4Proto-Germanicframjanąto promote, to further
5Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, 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

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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