Where does “forklaring” come from?
forklaring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forklare, 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.
forklaring (Norwegian Bokmål): an explanation; a testimony
Definitions
- an explanation; a testimony
Ancestry of “forklaring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forklare | to explain |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | klar | clear; bright; plain |
| 3 | Old Norse | klárr | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | klār | — |
| 5 | Latin | clārus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |