Where does “forgjenger” come from?

forgjenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -gjenger, from Norwegian Bokmål gange, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

forgjenger (Norwegian Bokmål): a predecessor

Definitions

  1. a predecessor

Ancestry of “forgjenger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-gjengeradded to nouns and adjectives, sometimes it can...
2Norwegian Bokmålgangeto multiply
3Old Norsegangato go, walk
4Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →
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