Where does “forrå” come from?

forrå (Danish) comes from Danish rå, from Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

forrå (Danish): to make someone increasingly more cynical, harsh, or brutal

Definitions

  1. to make someone increasingly more cynical, harsh, or brutal

Ancestry of “forrå”, step by step

forrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishråraw; crude; rough
2Old Norserádeer; sail-yard; corner, angle
3Proto-Norseᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾroe deer
4Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Danish før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “forrå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →