Where does “prisvinder” come from?
prisvinder (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.
prisvinder (Danish): a prizewinner or prize winner (winner of a prize; usually a specific prize such as the Nobel Prize)
Definitions
- a prizewinner or prize winner (winner of a prize; usually a specific prize such as the Nobel Prize)
Ancestry of “prisvinder”, step by step
prisvinder 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 |