Where does “ordføjning” come from?

ordføjning (Danish) comes from Danish føjning, from Danish føje, from Middle Low German vȫgen, from Old Saxon fōgian, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

ordføjning (Danish): combination of words, syntax

Definitions

  1. combination of words, syntax

Ancestry of “ordføjning”, step by step

ordføjning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish føjning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishføjningjoint
2Danishføjeto join; to add; to indulge
3Middle Low Germanvȫgento join
4Old Saxonfōgianto add; to join
5Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
6Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
7Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →