Where does “matforgiftning” come from?
matforgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish förgiftning, from Swedish förgifta, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
matforgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål): food poisoning
Definitions
- food poisoning
Ancestry of “matforgiftning”, step by step
matforgiftning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förgiftning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förgiftning | poisoning |
| 2 | Swedish | förgifta | to poison |
| 3 | Swedish | för- | fore-, at the front, before; related to German... |
| 4 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish mat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mat | food |
| 2 | Old Norse | matr | food |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | matiz | food |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål forgiftning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forgiftning | poisoning |
| 2 | Danish | -ning | Alternative form of -ing; -ing; action of |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ning | — |