Where does “fortrække” come from?
fortrække (Danish) comes from German verziehen, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
fortrække (Danish): to go away, take off
Definitions
- to go away, take off
Ancestry of “fortrække”, step by step
fortrække traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German verziehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verziehen | to warp, distort; to become warped, distorted; to... |
| 2 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish række
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | række | row; series; line |
| 2 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Danish fort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fort | fort |