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Where does “vorklaren” come from?

vorklaren (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vorklaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
2Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vorklaren”

  • forklare
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