Where does “forgå” come from?

forgå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gå, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

forgå (Norwegian Nynorsk): to perish

Definitions

  1. to perish

Ancestry of “forgå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåwalk, go
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →