Where does “forenkle” come from?
forenkle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish förenkla, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
forenkle (Norwegian Bokmål): to simplify
Definitions
- to simplify
Ancestry of “forenkle”, step by step
forenkle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förenkla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förenkla | to simplify |
| 2 | Swedish | för- | fore-, at the front, before; related to German... |
| 3 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
via Norwegian Bokmål enkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | enkel | easy; simple |