Where does “fornorske” come from?

fornorske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål for-, from Middle Low German vorvaten — to compose, write.

fornorske (Norwegian Bokmål): to Norwegianise or Norwegianize; make more...

Definitions

  1. to Norwegianise or Norwegianize; make more...

Ancestry of “fornorske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfor-previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
2Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write
Every word from Middle Low German vorvaten →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål for- →