Where does “prøve” come from?
prøve (Danish) comes from Middle Low German prōve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
prøve (Danish): trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,...
Definitions
- trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,...
Ancestry of “prøve”, step by step
prøve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German prōve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | prōve | — |
| 2 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 3 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Middle Low German prôven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |