Where does “fordømmelse” come from?

fordømmelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fordømme, from Middle Low German vordomen, from Proto-Germanic fradōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fordømmelse (Norwegian Bokmål): condemnation

Definitions

  1. condemnation

Ancestry of “fordømmelse”, step by step

fordømmelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fordømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfordømmeto condemn
2Middle Low Germanvordomen—
3Proto-Germanicfradōmijanąto condemn, damn
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →