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Where does “forens” come from?

forens (Dutch) comes from German Forens, from Latin forēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

forens (Dutch): commuter

Definitions

  1. commuter

Ancestry of “forens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanForens—
2Latinforēnsis—
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “forens”

  • forensentrein
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →