Where does “forenklet” come from?

forenklet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forenkle, 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- — passed , crossed.

forenklet (Norwegian Bokmål): simplified; simple past/past participle of...

Definitions

  1. simplified; simple past/past participle of...

Ancestry of “forenklet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforenkleto simplify
2Swedishförenklato simplify
3Swedishför-fore-, at the front, before; related to German...
4Old Norsefor-for; fore-
5Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
6Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
7Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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