Where does “udfordring” come from?
udfordring (Danish) comes from Danish ud, from Old Danish ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
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Ancestry of “udfordring”, step by step
udfordring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | ud | out |
| 2 | Old Danish | ut | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Danish fordring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | fordring | requirement |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |