Where does “forkert” come from?
forkert (Danish) comes from Danish forkere, from Middle Low German vorkēren, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forkert (Danish): wrong; wrongly, wrong, erroneously
Definitions
- wrong; wrongly, wrong, erroneously
Ancestry of “forkert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forkere | change, turn, distort |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vorkēren | to turn in a wrong direction |
| 3 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |