Where does “gæsteforsker” come from?
gæsteforsker (Danish) comes from Danish forsker, 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.
gæsteforsker (Danish): visiting researcher
Ancestry of “gæsteforsker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | forsker | researcher, scientist occupied with 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 | — |