Where does “menneskeforakt” come from?

menneskeforakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forakt, from Middle Low German voracht, from Proto-West Germanic firiahtu, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

menneskeforakt (Norwegian Bokmål): misanthropy

Definitions

  1. misanthropy

Ancestry of “menneskeforakt”, step by step

menneskeforakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforaktcontempt, disdain
2Middle Low Germanvoracht—
3Proto-West Germanicfiriahtu—
4Proto-Germanicfiri-around; through, across; expresses intensive or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper(i)through, across; leading across
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål menneske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmenneskehuman, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people
2Old Norsemanneskjahuman being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per(i) →