Where does “selvforståelig” come from?
selvforståelig (Danish) comes from Danish forståelig, from Danish forstå, from Old Norse forstanda, from Middle Low German vorstān, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
selvforståelig (Danish): self-evident; not requiring any additional evidence
Definitions
- self-evident; not requiring any additional evidence
Ancestry of “selvforståelig”, step by step
selvforståelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forståelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forståelig | understandable |
| 2 | Danish | forstå | to understand |
| 3 | Old Norse | forstanda | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vorstān | to understand |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 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 Danish selv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 2 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 3 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 4 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |