Where does “forklare” come from?

forklare (Danish) comes from Low German vorklaren, from Middle Low German vor-, 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.

forklare (Danish): to explain

Definitions

  1. to explain

Ancestry of “forklare”, step by step

forklare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German vorklaren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanvorklaren—
2Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
3Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle Low German vorklaren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorklaren—

Words derived from “forklare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →