Where does “fortolke” come from?

fortolke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German vortolken, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fortolke (Norwegian Bokmål): to interpret

Definitions

  1. to interpret

Ancestry of “fortolke”, step by step

fortolke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vortolken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvortolken—
2Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
3Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Low German vortolken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanvortolken—

Words derived from “fortolke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →