Where does “lavpris” come from?
lavpris (Danish) comes from Danish pris, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
lavpris (Danish): (relatively) low price; budget price
Definitions
- (relatively) low price; budget price
Ancestry of “lavpris”, step by step
lavpris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish pris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pris | price; fare; cost |
| 2 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 3 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 4 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 5 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |