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
- researcher, scientist occupied with research;...
Ancestry of “forsker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forske | to research |
| 2 | German | Forscher | agent noun of forschen; researcher |
| 3 | German | forschen | to research |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |