Where does “forsprang” come from?

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

forsprang (Norwegian Bokmål): advantage, head start, lead

Definitions

  1. advantage, head start, lead

Ancestry of “forsprang”, 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- →