Where does “erklæring” come from?
erklæring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erklære, from German erklären, from Middle High German erklæren.
erklæring (Norwegian Bokmål): a declaration
Ancestry of “erklæring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | erklære | to declare |
| 2 | German | erklären | to explain; to declare, assert |
| 3 | Middle High German | erklæren | — |