Where does “forankre” come from?
forankre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål anker, from Danish Anker, from German anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
forankre (Norwegian Bokmål): to anchor
Definitions
- to anchor
Ancestry of “forankre”, step by step
forankre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål anker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | anker | an anchor |
| 2 | Danish | Anker | anchor |
| 3 | German | anker | inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | anker | — |
| 5 | Old High German | anker | anchor |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 8 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via Norwegian Bokmål før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |