Where does “foregående” come from?

foregående (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål foregå, from Norwegian Bokmål gå, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

foregående (Norwegian Bokmål): preceding; previous; "det foregående - the...

Definitions

  1. preceding; previous; "det foregående - the...

Ancestry of “foregående”, step by step

foregående traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål foregå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforegåto go on, happen, take place; to precede
2Norwegian BokmålgåTo walk, go
3Old Norsegangato go, walk
4Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Danish foregå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforegåto happen, to transpire
2Middle Low Germanvorgan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →