Where does “forelesning” come from?
forelesning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forelese, from German Vorlesung, from German vorlēsen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
forelesning (Norwegian Bokmål): a lecture
Definitions
- a lecture
Ancestry of “forelesning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forelese | — |
| 2 | German | Vorlesung | lecture |
| 3 | German | vorlēsen | to read (aloud) |
| 4 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 5 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 6 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |