Where does “foraktfull” come from?
foraktfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forakt, from Middle Low German voracht, from Proto-West Germanic firiahtu, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
foraktfull (Norwegian Bokmål): contemptuous, disdainful, scornful
Definitions
- contemptuous, disdainful, scornful
Ancestry of “foraktfull”, step by step
foraktfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål forakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forakt | contempt, disdain |
| 2 | Middle Low German | voracht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | firiahtu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | firi- | around; through, across; expresses intensive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per(i) | through, across; leading across |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |