Where does “forventningsafstemning” come from?

forventningsafstemning (Danish) comes from Danish forventning, from Danish forvente, from Danish før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

forventningsafstemning (Danish): a situation (often a meeting) where different parties (who are to engage in some activity) clearly communicate their expectations about that activity (to avoid later disappointment and/or conflict)

Definitions

a situation (often a meeting) where different parties (who are to engage in some activity) clearly communicate their expectations about that activity (to avoid later disappointment and/or conflict)

Ancestry of “forventningsafstemning”, step by step

forventningsafstemning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forventning

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	forventning	expectation; the state of being expectant
2	Danish	forvente	to expect
3	Danish	før	before; before, until; before, prior, sooner
4	Old Norse	fóðr	fodder; sheath
5	Middle Low German	vōder	linen, sheath; sheath, linen
6	Proto-Germanic	fōdrą	fodder; sheath
7	Proto-Germanic	fōdô	food, nourishment
8	Proto-Indo-European	pat-	to feed; path; to go

via Danish afstemning

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	afstemning	voting; vote; ballot
2	Danish	-ning	Alternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
3	Old Norse	-ning	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →