Where does “forskningschef” come from?
forskningschef (Danish) comes from Danish forskning, 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.
forskningschef (Danish): director of research; head of research
Definitions
- director of research; head of research
Ancestry of “forskningschef”, step by step
forskningschef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forskning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forskning | research |
| 2 | Danish | forske | to research |
| 3 | German | Forscher | agent noun of forschen; researcher |
| 4 | German | forschen | to research |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via Danish chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | chef | A boss; person in charge, person who directly... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |