Where does “erfaring” come from?
erfaring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erfare, from German erfahren, from Middle High German ervarn, from Old High German irfaran — roam through, explore.
erfaring (Norwegian Bokmål): experience
Ancestry of “erfaring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | erfare | to experience, find out, learn |
| 2 | German | erfahren | experienced; to find out, learn, to come to know;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ervarn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | irfaran | roam through, explore |