Where does “forpeste” come from?

forpeste (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.

forpeste (Norwegian Bokmål): to infect, poison

Definitions

  1. to infect, poison

Ancestry of “forpeste”, step by step

forpeste 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 pest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpesta plague
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →