Where does “navorsing” come from?

navorsing (Dutch) comes from Dutch navorsen, from Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku.

navorsing (Dutch): research

Definitions

  1. research

Ancestry of “navorsing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnavorsento research, investigate
2Dutchvorsento examine, look into; to research scientifically
3Germanforschento research
4Middle Low Germanvorschen—
5Middle High Germanvorschen—
6Old High Germanforscōn—
7Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
8Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
9Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →