Where does “alkoholforgiftning” come from?
alkoholforgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish förgiftning, from Swedish förgifta, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
alkoholforgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål): alcohol poisoning
Definitions
- alcohol poisoning
Ancestry of “alkoholforgiftning”, step by step
alkoholforgiftning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förgiftning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förgiftning | poisoning |
| 2 | Swedish | förgifta | to poison |
| 3 | Swedish | för- | fore-, at the front, before; related to German... |
| 4 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 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 |
via Danish alkohol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | alkohol | alcohol |
| 2 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via Norwegian Bokmål forgiftning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forgiftning | poisoning |
| 2 | Danish | -ning | Alternative form of -ing; -ing; action of |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ning | — |