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Where does “forbruk” come from?

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

forbruk (Norwegian Bokmål): consumption; imperative of forbruke

Definitions

  1. consumption; imperative of forbruke

Ancestry of “forbruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfor-previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
2Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write

Words derived from “forbruk”

  • strømforbruk
Every word from Middle Low German vorvaten →