Where does “fornekte” come from?

fornekte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

fornekte (Norwegian Bokmål): to deny; to deny oneself; to renounce

Definitions

  1. to deny; to deny oneself; to renounce

Ancestry of “fornekte”, step by step

fornekte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Norwegian Bokmål nekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnekteto refuse or decline; to deny
2Norwegian Bokmålneino
3Old Norseneino
4Proto-Germanicnainever
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “fornekte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →