Where does “forlag” come from?

forlag (Danish) comes from German Vorlage, from German vorlegen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

forlag (Danish): publisher, publishing house

Definitions

  1. publisher, publishing house

Ancestry of “forlag”, step by step

forlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorlage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorlagetemplate; submission; the act of handing in;...
2Germanvorlegento present, to submit
3Germanvor-pre-
4Middle High Germanvor-—
5Old High Germanfora-—
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German verlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverlagpublishing house, publisher a company that produces and sells books, booklets, magazines
2Germanverlegenabashed, embarrassed, confused, disconcerted,...
3Middle High Germanverlegen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →