Where does “erfaring” come from?

erfaring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk erfare, from German erfahren, from Middle High German ervarn, from Old High German irfaran — roam through, explore.

erfaring (Norwegian Nynorsk): experience

Definitions

  1. experience

Ancestry of “erfaring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskerfareneuter singular of erfaren; to experience, find...
2Germanerfahrenexperienced; to find out, learn, to come to know;...
3Middle High Germanervarn—
4Old High Germanirfaranroam through, explore
Every word from Old High German irfaran →Every word from Middle High German ervarn →Every word from German erfahren →