Where does “prófa” come from?
prófa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
prófa (Icelandic): to test, to try out; to examine, to look at
Definitions
- to test, to try out; to examine, to look at
Ancestry of “prófa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | prófa | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 3 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |