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
Ancestry of “forgjenger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -gjenger | added to nouns and adjectives, sometimes it can... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | gange | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ganga | to go, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganganą | to go, walk, step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |