Where does “forsmak” come from?

forsmak (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.

forsmak (Norwegian Bokmål): a foretaste

Definitions

  1. a foretaste

Ancestry of “forsmak”, step by step

forsmak 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 smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmaktaste; imperative of smake
2Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
3Old Saxonsmakk—
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →