Where does “forholdsord” come from?

forholdsord (Danish) comes from Danish ord, from Old Danish orth, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

forholdsord (Danish): preposition

Definitions

  1. preposition

Ancestry of “forholdsord”, step by step

forholdsord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish forhold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforholdrelation; relationship; proportion
2Danishforholdeto relate
3Middle Low Germanvorholdento detain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →