Where does “forkortelse” come from?

forkortelse (Danish) comes from Danish Else, from Danish Elisabeth — Elizabeth biblical figure.

forkortelse (Danish): abbreviation; shortening; abridgment

Definitions

  1. abbreviation; shortening; abridgment

Ancestry of “forkortelse”, step by step

forkortelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

via Danish forkorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforkorteto shorten; to abbreviate; to reduce a fraction...
2Germanvorkorten—

Words derived from “forkortelse”

Every word from Danish Elisabeth →Every word from Danish Else →