Where does “spørgeundersøgelse” come from?
spørgeundersøgelse (Danish) comes from Danish spørge, from Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
spørgeundersøgelse (Danish): survey, poll
Definitions
- survey, poll
Ancestry of “spørgeundersøgelse”, step by step
spørgeundersøgelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish spørge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | spørge | to ask, inquire |
| 2 | Old Norse | spyrja | to trace steps or footprints; to investigate, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish undersøgelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | undersøgelse | investigation |
| 2 | Danish | undersøge | examine, go over, look over, scrutinize |
| 3 | Danish | søge | to search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply... |
| 4 | Old Norse | sǿkja | to seek, look for, search |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |