Where does “vrangforestilling” come from?
vrangforestilling (Danish) comes from Danish forestilling, from German Vorstellung, from German vorstellen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
vrangforestilling (Danish): delusion
Definitions
- delusion
Ancestry of “vrangforestilling”, step by step
vrangforestilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forestilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forestilling | conception, image, idea (pictures in one's head) |
| 2 | German | Vorstellung | idea, image, representation; introduction;... |
| 3 | German | vorstellen | to move forward; to put forward; to represent;... |
| 4 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 5 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 6 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish vrang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vrang | crooked; wrong; the wrong side of fabric |
| 2 | Old Danish | wrang | wrong |
| 3 | Old Norse | rangr | unjust |
| 4 | Old Norse | wrangr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrangaz | twisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werḱ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |