Where does “genforening” come from?

genforening (Danish) comes from Danish genforene, from Danish forene, from German vereinen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

genforening (Danish): reunion, reunification

Definitions

  1. reunion, reunification

Ancestry of “genforening”, step by step

genforening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish genforene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgenforeneto reunite
2Danishforeneunite
3GermanvereinenTo unite; To join; To combine
4GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
5Middle High Germanver-—
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

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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