Where does “tegnforklaring” come from?

tegnforklaring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forklaring, from Norwegian Bokmål forklare, from Norwegian Bokmål klar, from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

tegnforklaring (Norwegian Bokmål): legend, key e.g. on a map

Definitions

  1. legend, key e.g. on a map

Ancestry of “tegnforklaring”, step by step

tegnforklaring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forklaring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforklaringan explanation; a testimony
2Norwegian Bokmålforklareto explain
3Norwegian Bokmålklarclear; bright; plain
4Old Norseklárr—
5Middle Low Germanklār—
6Latinclārusclear, bright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Norwegian Bokmål tegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegna sign; a character; imperative of tegne
2Danishtegnsign; token; character
3Old Danishthæghæn—
4Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
5Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Middle Low German klār →