Where does “forelesningssal” come from?
forelesningssal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forelesning, 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 — passed , crossed.
forelesningssal (Norwegian Bokmål): a lecture hall
Definitions
- a lecture hall
Ancestry of “forelesningssal”, step by step
forelesningssal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål forelesning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forelesning | a lecture |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | forelese | — |
| 3 | German | Vorlesung | lecture |
| 4 | German | vorlēsen | to read (aloud) |
| 5 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 6 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 7 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål sal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sal | a large room in which parties and meetings and... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sal | a large room in which parties and meetings and... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 4 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |