Where does “forventningsfull” come from?
forventningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forventning, from Norwegian Bokmål forvente, 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.
forventningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål): expectant
Definitions
- expectant
Ancestry of “forventningsfull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forventning | an expectation |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | forvente | to expect |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 4 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |