Where does “for-” come from?

for- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German vorvaten — to compose, write.

for- (Norwegian Bokmål): previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...

Definitions

  1. previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...

Ancestry of “for-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write

Words derived from “for-”

Every word from Middle Low German vorvaten →