Where does “forbrenne” come from?
forbrenne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brenne, from Danish brænde, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
forbrenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to burn
Definitions
- to burn
Ancestry of “forbrenne”, step by step
forbrenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål brenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brenne | to burn; to burn oneself; to roast |
| 2 | Danish | brænde | wood, firewood; to burn; to distill |
| 3 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |