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Where does “forsker” come from?

forsker (Danish) comes from Danish forske, from German Forscher, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku.

forsker (Danish): researcher, scientist occupied with research;...

Definitions

  1. researcher, scientist occupied with research;...

Ancestry of “forsker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforsketo research
2GermanForscheragent noun of forschen; researcher
3Germanforschento research
4Middle Low Germanvorschen—
5Middle High Germanvorschen—
6Old High Germanforscōn—
7Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
8Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
9Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “forsker”

  • gæsteforsker
  • mandeforsker
  • kvindeforsker
  • forskeragtig
  • kønsforsker
  • hjerneforsker
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