Where does “forschen” come from?

forschen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic furskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti.

forschen (German): to research

Definitions

  1. to research

Ancestry of “forschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorschen—
2Middle High Germanvorschen—
3Old High Germanforscōn—
4Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
5Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
6Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “forschen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →