Where does “forskrive” come from?
forskrive (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skrive, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
forskrive (Norwegian Bokmål): to prescribe
Definitions
- to prescribe
Ancestry of “forskrive”, step by step
forskrive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skrive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skrive | to write |
| 2 | Old Norse | skrifa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Norwegian Bokmål før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |