Where does “krigserklæring” come from?

krigserklæring (Danish) comes from Danish krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

krigserklæring (Danish): declaration of war

Definitions

  1. declaration of war

Ancestry of “krigserklæring”, step by step

krigserklæring traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Danish erklæring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherklæringdeclaration
2Danisherklæreto declare; to proclaim; to state
3Germanerklärento explain; to declare, assert
4Middle High Germanerklæren—

via Norwegian Bokmål erklæring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerklæringa declaration
2Norwegian Bokmål-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →