Where does “formandskab” come from?
formandskab (Danish) comes from Danish formand, from Danish for-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
formandskab (Danish): chairmanship term of office of a chairman
Definitions
- chairmanship term of office of a chairman
Ancestry of “formandskab”, step by step
formandskab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish formand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | formand | chairman, head |
| 2 | Danish | for- | Makes verbs from adjectives meaning "to cause to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish skab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skab | mange; scab; vermin |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |