Where does “stedprøve” come from?
stedprøve (Danish) comes from Danish prøve, 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- — passed , crossed.
stedprøve (Danish): a test which is taken at a specific place (as opposed to a take-home exam)
Definitions
- a test which is taken at a specific place (as opposed to a take-home exam)
Ancestry of “stedprøve”, step by step
stedprøve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish prøve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prøve | trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prōve | — |
| 3 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |