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Where does “forstærkning” come from?

forstærkning (Danish) comes from Danish forstærke, 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.

forstærkning (Danish): the act of making stronger; reinforcement

Definitions

  1. the act of making stronger; reinforcement

Ancestry of “forstærkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforstærkestrengthen; make stronger
2Danishfor-Makes verbs from adjectives meaning "to cause to...
3Old Norsefor-for; fore-
4Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
5Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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