Where does “åndsfraværende” come from?
åndsfraværende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fraværende, from Norwegian Bokmål fra, from Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
åndsfraværende (Norwegian Bokmål): absent-minded; absent-mindedly
Definitions
- absent-minded; absent-mindedly
Ancestry of “åndsfraværende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fraværende | absent |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fra | from |
| 3 | Old Norse | frá | from, away from, about; away; hence, henceforth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |