Where does “blodprøve” come from?
blodprøve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål prøve, 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- — passed , crossed.
blodprøve (Norwegian Bokmål): a blood test; a blood sample
Definitions
- a blood test; a blood sample
Ancestry of “blodprøve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | prøve | test; sample; to try |
| 2 | Old Norse | prófa | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |