Where does “forklare” come from?

forklare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klar, from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

forklare (Norwegian Bokmål): to explain

Definitions

  1. to explain

Ancestry of “forklare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklarclear; bright; plain
2Old Norseklárr—
3Middle Low Germanklār—
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “forklare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Middle Low German klār →